Here in New York, you would  think the president had died.  Ted Kennedy's legacy, Ted Kennedys this, Ted Kennedy's that.  The man was no genius.  Everyone acts like he saved the world.  He killed a girl and walked away.  He wrote a health care bill.  It is true, only the good die young.  His funeral is on now.  He loved music.  The president is doing hie eulogy.  There are people walking in the rain holding umbrellas over "dignitaries" heads.  Are you serious?  People can't carry an umbrella? Pul-eeeezzzzeee!  He was a father figure to all the children. Never missed a graduation, christening, etc.  That's because there was an open bar!  He was a mentor, a legislator, a father, a family man.  HE WAS A MURDERER!  Anyone else would have spent their lives in jail, not in the comfort of the luxury of the Kennedy family.  he brings shame to my Irish heritage!

Okay, what was the question?

I guess what people want to know is why Sen. Kennedy, who sponsored so many bills for the poor and the underserved put his money in a Costa Rican trust so he wouldn't have to help pay for the bills he sponsored. That is why people are so angry at this man's actions. The taxes on 500 million dollars is alot of money not paying into his own causes. I'm sorry he died b/f he answered these questions. When Tony Snow was dx with cancer the liberal side was 1000x worse. Bad behavior does not justify other bad behavior. Only God is his judge now, not us. As for the media, it depends on which media you watch. Fox News Channel has been very generous to the Sen. memory

I also didn't agree with Ted Kennedy's views on political issues--I'm a conservative --but I have seen on the news of how he did help others that he didn't even know. WE all have our own free will to choose but I chose to what is right in God's sight. I don't like it though when the news media says things that happen in the past of people like Ted Kennedy--it seems disrectful now that he has passed on. CandyH

Isn't there an old saying "never speak ill of the dead"? I think this kind of behavior is a sad commentary on today's society.

your right Michele they should just let them rest in peace.