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Ted Kennedy’s Letter From Beyond the Grave
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... So, I wrote this to thank you one last time as a friend- and to stand with you one last time for change and the America we can become.
At the Denver Convention where you were nominated, I said the dream lives on.
And I finished this letter with unshakable faith that the dream will be fulfilled for this generation, and preserved and enlarged for generations to come.
With deep respect and abiding affection,
[Ted]
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ThinkFast: September 10, 2009
Think Progress —
... . In the letter, Kennedy tells Obama, “You will be the President who at long last signs into law the health care reform that is the great unfinished business of our society.” ...
Another Thing
Balloon Juice —
... With the release last night of Kennedy’s letter to Obama, it should be clear that he intended for his legacy to be used pursuing his life’s work, universal health care, after his death. Could all the people who got the vapors when health care was mentioned at his funeral please admit they didn’t know what they were talking about? ...
Obama Shows (Some) Progressive Spine
Commondreams.org Views —
... rightly called the GOP out for their hypocrisy in defending Medicare, a program they have labored hard to cripple. There was much pragmatic talk--of security and stability and bending the curve and deficit neutrality and finding savings within existing Medicare system. But it was when Obama spoke of Senator Kennedy and the larger moral imperative of healthcare reform that this became a great speech. One for the history books, in fact. Obama reminded us that this reform was, as Kennedy believed , "the great unfinished business of our society." That it is a "moral issue" about ...
The Morality of Health Care Reform, Pt. 4
The Republic of T. —
... of our country.
And so because of your vision and resolve, I came to believe that soon, very soon, affordable health coverage will be available to all, in an America where the state of a family’s health will never again depend on the amount of a family’s wealth. And while I will not see the victory, I was able to look forward and know that we will – yes, we will – fulfill the promise of health care in America as a right and not a privilege.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, in a final letter to President Barack Obama.
Quality care should ...
The Morality of Health Care Reform, Pt. 4
The Republic of T. —
... of our country.
And so because of your vision and resolve, I came to believe that soon, very soon, affordable health coverage will be available to all, in an America where the state of a family’s health will never again depend on the amount of a family’s wealth. And while I will not see the victory, I was able to look forward and know that we will – yes, we will – fulfill the promise of health care in America as a right and not a privilege.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, in a final letter to President Barack Obama.
Quality care should depend on ...
