Thursday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

It's really been fascinating and moving to watch the on-going discussion about Ted Kennedy. The man really did make this country a better place. He was involved in so many important issues. It seems like everyone has a Ted Kennedy story or two. A couple years ago, in April of 2005, I was at a fundraiser for him when the Republicans were threatening to use the "nuclear option." Kennedy was railing against that latest power grab by the Bush administration. But, was fun for me was that in early 2005, the Senator was a fan of the progressive blogs and wanted to conspire about fighting the "nuclear option." Then, I have to get my sister to tell us the story about how she ended up holding his underwear at a DSCC fundraiser in Maine back in the fall of 1985 (nothing tawdry, the fundraiser was at the beach and while people were having snacks and drinks, he snuck out to take a swim.)

Let's roll...