is today's headline in the Worcester, MA newspaper, The Telegram.

It's seems that the ailing senior member of the Kennedy dynasty wants the enormously Democrat controlled statehouse to change legislation to allow our Democratic governor to appoint an interim replacement for the Senator if Kennedy vacates office before the end of his term.

Under current law there would be a special election 145 to 160 days after the vacancy.In 2004 the Democrats changed the law to prevent the then Republican governors appointment of a republican, making it harder for the Dems to challenge an incumbent. Now the Dems want to change that law to allow, what the Dems fought against in 2004, the appointment of an interim Senator. It seems that Kennedy feels that the state of Massachusetts MUST be represented by two Senators, I feel because he doesn't want to loose even one Democratic vote in the Senate with a health care bill in the works.

How convenient to want a law changed that was proposed and passed buy the ever dominant Democratic statehouse in 2004 that prohibited what he now wants to do.

The link to this thread is that this is another example of politicians being more concerned with party politics than representing the people. I do feel sorry for his family and his health, but look forward to the end of his endless term of office and an end to the Kennedy dynasty.