Teddy Kennedy: 1932-2009

Having mixed feelings about the man (though admitting fully his importance in our political landscape over the last four decades), I’m not sure how to eulogize Ted Kennedy.  Here, instead, is the Washington Post’s obituary:

Instead of a president, Kennedy became a major presence in the Senate, which he had joined in 1962 with the help of his politically connected family. He was a cagey and effective legislator, even in the years when Republicans were in the ascendancy. When most Democrats sought to fend off the “liberal” label, the senior senator from Massachusetts wore it proudly.