Wednesday, August 27, 2008

History never repeats itself exactly

What was it about the Kennedys?

Today's London Independent carries an editorial about Ted Kennedy at the Democratic Party convention in Denver.

It concludes: "Like Obama today, candidate John F Kennedy was widely seen as inexperienced and untested. But Americans took the chance, and the gamble paid off. With his very presence on stage, Ted Kennedy was promising that the same can happen now."

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