http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy
Think it is difficult to measure a man or woman by something tragic in his or her life like with the Chappaquiddick incident.
Ted Kennedy is not someone I admire. This is the same feeling as many on this thread, but he has done some good as a liberal leader in the US Senate.
Have a client who just passed away from a malignant brain tumor around May 18, 2008. He lasted less than two years or so from his diagnosis.