Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Edward Kennedy Dies

Scott Johnson at Powerline said pretty much everything I had planned to say about Ted Kennedy’s political legacy. The personal legacy was one that probably would have driven anybody but a dynastic, Democratic politician from office, to live out his days in a much-deserved obscurity.

I believe it was Dean Acheson who, upon being informed of the death of his old nemesis, Joe McCarthy, responded, “De mortuis nil nisi bonum” – and then pointedly proceeded to say nothing. So, today, anyway, I have nothing more to add.
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9 comments:

  1. JeffSAugust 26, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    I had to look “De mortuis nil nisi bonum” up, but I tend to agree.

    With notable exceptions, of course. Like him. Or him.

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  2. PacoAugust 26, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    Jeff: What I wouldn't give to have advance notice of Castro's demise! I'd hop a plane to Miami for the biggest street party in history.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 26, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    Tigerhawk has a good post on Teddy's passing.

    Not too long before Fidel handed over power to his brother, Val over at Babalu put up a post that there was a strong rumor Fidel had died. He (Val) said many Cuban-Americans kept a bottle of champagne against the happy day and maybe it was time to make sure you could find the corkscrew. Anyway, if you can't get to Miami for the party, atleast get a bottle of bubbly and join Val in a virtual party. I plan to.

    Retread

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  4. missredAugust 26, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    retread.. minor point.. you dont need a corkscrew to uncork champagne ;)

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  5. IsophoroneAugust 26, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    I thought it was "De mortuis nihil nisi bonum." And I forgot to check if James Taranto had the obvious snark about how Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 26, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    missred, I remember that when I haven't been at the scotch ;-)

    Retread

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  7. missredAugust 26, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    oh dear retread, that would be whisky

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  8. PacoAugust 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    Isophorone: No, I think it's "nil." But since my last exposure to Latin was in the 9th grade, I'm certainly not betting on it (anyhow, the phrase as I have it is the shortened version, per Wikipedia).

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  9. Mercurius AulicusAugust 28, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    Well to quote a poem which I had prophetically put on my Aetheric Journal at the begining of August.

    Epitaph on the Politician Himself

    Here richly, with ridiculous display,
    The Politician’s corpse was laid away.
    While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged
    I wept : for I had longed to see him hanged.

    ~~Hilaire Belloc

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