The Great Oz, Behind The Curtain

Little Teddy Kennedy

The younger brother in a well to do family. Some of the Kennedy brothers were more heroic than others. However, in Soap Box Ravings opinion, Teddy was the most spoiled and the least heroic of the lot.

Teddy showed his mettle in the incident which killed Mary Jo Kopechne at the Chappaquiddick Bridge .

The media is doing their best to paint Senator Edward Kennedy as a super hero. In truth, he was the little brother trying to live up to the heroic achievements of his older brothers while trying to maintain his political position.

During his life, Edward Kennedy acted more like John Kerry than he did his older brothers. His brothers seemed to be more involved in doing what was "right" than in what was political although John and Bobby were political creatures.

Both Edward Kennedy and John Kerry seemed to operate more on looks than substance, generally a poor and embarrassing combination when viewed from a standpoint of honor, duty and country.

It would be a lot more appropriate if the media recognized him for the man he was instead of trying to make him a saint (lionize).