Kennedys—they spell “class” with a capital “K!” Here’s the latest from everyone’s favorite Ambien-addled, intellectually-challenged legislator:
Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) election has been shown to be "a joke," the son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said Thursday. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) castigated Brown for having pushed to be sworn in ahead of schedule to permanently fill the Senate seat left vacant by the congressman's father's death in August.
"Brown's whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early in order to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama's appointment to the NLRB," Kennedy said Thursday.
Now, I can’t think of two phrases that belong together more than “Rep. Kennedy” and “a joke.” This from a guy who frequently appears at the top everyone’s “Dumbest Pol in Washington” list, and who spends his spare time plowing into cops on DC roadways.
Why, with a smart guy like him on her side, it’s hard to believe Marcia Coakley lost this race in the first place!
But I’m not sure this is the smartest time for Patches to be picking a fight with Scott Brown. As the Boston Herald reported today, he’s already in plenty of political trouble back home.
The Kennedy political dynasty is shaking in the aftershock of U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s earth-shattering election, with a new poll showing U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy losing ground as he faces a well-financed GOP foe backed by Brown’s top strategists.
The WPRI-12 poll showed the Rhode Island Democrat with a 56 percent unfavorability rating in his district - a negative that grows to 62 percent statewide.
Only 35 percent of voters in Kennedy’s district said they would vote to re-elect him. Another 31 percent said they’d consider a different candidate and 28 percent said they would vote to replace him, according to the poll.
Rhode Island is a lot like Massachusetts. For a Scott Brown Republican to win, the Democrats have to do their part and offer a really lousy candidate.
Looks like they’re well on their way…
"The truth is something [Warren] probably prefers not to confront. Harvard doesn’t come calling just because you’re a smart lawyer and a terrific teacher — not with Warren’s modest, Oklahoma upbringing and non-Ivy League education. She is not your typical Harvard professor. At a certain point, when the law school was under pressure to promote diversity, she represented a three-fer: a great lawyer with a national profile, a woman, and a minority, at least by virtue of family lore. "
-- Joan Vennochi
