Farewell Teddy Kennedy

While no politician is perfect, Teddy Kennedy was always my favorite to watch the semester I interned with Senator Feingold. Even if the Senate chambers were sparsely filled, Kennedy always spoke with passion - red in the face, shaking his fist - as compared to the monotony and heartlessness of many other senators.

I wanted to say goodbye to Kennedy by remembering some of my favorite things he did:

- In 1996 he voted against DOMA (even Wellstone didn't!) and worked for marriage equality in Massachusetts
- He worked to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell
- Kennedy opposed and fought to end abstinence-only education.
- He supported universal, single-payer health care (though had relaxed on that requirement to get something - though so that everyone was covered - passed).

Here is what a few other groups have to say:

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Nation
The Guardian
The American Prospect