‘Put another Kennedy in office’
As I watched the returns roll in, I couldn’t help but recall my first and only run for political office. I’d been so idealistic at the outset of the campaign, confident my last name alone would persuade others that I, like several members of the “real Kennedy” family, had some genetic predisposition to create good ...
Read MoreRomney: Take Big Bird, but don’t take Downton Abbey
Upset about Romney’s threat to take away Big Bird? Terrified your toddler might go on strike from toilet training when there’s no more Elmo? I would be, too. Fortunately, we were never Sesame Street fans, for no other reason than Scooby Doo got to our house first. When you take Romney’s much-discussed quote completely out of context—or ...
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