Reply #213: Will concede and agree that all of that is important

[politicasista]

I am in TN (aka Depressing Red :(, but Blue County :)), where people don't complain much about Sens Alexander or Corker not doing much for the state. They may disagree with things, but they seem afraid of change (Obama only carried 6 out of the 95 counties). I would be cool with Kennedy and Kerry as my Sens. It must have been nice to see the support on the ground, we don't hear a lot of that, but that's ok. :)

To answer your question, there isn't one president that accomplished much as Uncle Ted. (Some may argue that BC did because he was a two term president, first since FDR), but Uncle Ted is the reason that people can or could afford to go to college, lobbying for health care, and so on.

One day, I will hope that the junior senator will have that kind of prestige (ok, there won't be another lion like Uncle Ted :)), like him or Gore. Though Gore was VP, he did run against Bush, only to have the election stolen from him, and went on to win credit and awards like the Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for An Inconvenient Truth. True, Kerry does have an impressive environmental record, but I haven't seen him get any kind of prestige or acclaim (i.e. being on Oprah) for the environment or for the book TMOE.

It seems right now, there is more respect for Gore right now then there is for Kerry, which is unfortunate because the senator exposed more government corruption than any lawmaker in history, only to be battered, rather than lauded for it.

I am not bitter or mad he isn't SOS or in Obama's cabinet (though it would have been nice). He is where he needs to be, so I can't fault him for that.

I wish him good luck and much success. :patriot:





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