Thought So
I kind of suspected that Ted Kennedy would not be far behind Caroline Kennedy in endorsing Barack Obama. That appears to be the case this afternoon.
ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will endorse Barack Obama's presidential bid on Monday in Washington, a source close to Kennedy tells ABC News.
The endorsement gives Obama a boost in the eyes of the Washington establishment, and comes after some prominent Democrats criticized Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former president Bill Clinton for their campaign tactics before Obama's landslide victory in South Carolina.
Caroline Kennedy, the late President John F. Kennedy's only daughter, announced her endorsement of Obama in an Op-Ed for the New York Times on Sunday.
And in an exclusive "This Week" interview, Obama hinted that the senior senator from Massachusetts might be next.
"I'll let Ted Kennedy speak for himself. And nobody does it better. But obviously, any of the Democratic candidates would love to have Ted Kennedy's support. And we have certainly actively sought it," Obama said. "I will let him make his announcement and his decision when he decides it's appropriate."
I mentioned in comments a while ago that it appeared that a tide was beginning to set – both for Obama and against Hillary Clinton. The fault lines in the Democratic party are beginning to show rather clearly. It has been a different race so far than everyone expected. It looks to be getting even more interesting.
By NortonPete, January 27, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
I’m not sure what effect this will have.
We already saw him at the beach in swim trunks.
Does it pass along the Kennedy curse?
Will Obama start drinking and driving?
Will he suddenly get real fat and start looking to start a fight?
Is Obama going to take up flying lessons?
Are the Clintons secretly behind this?
By Lars Walker, January 27, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
A tide was beginning to set?
By Gaius, January 27, 2008 @ 5:27 pm
Yes. Maybe that’s an obsolete usage these days. It’s out there on the web, though.
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999996&workid=14756
By Gaius, January 27, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
Dictionary uses it, too.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/set
By NortonPete, January 27, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
I am the last person in the world to discuss grammar, I can not get two sentences together correctly.
But.
Every force in nature can “set” upon you. A wind, a storm, a tide, a hurricane, a cold spell,,,,, etc
When you criticize someone, take it to the extreme to test your hypothesis. You will look better than I.
By Uncle Pinky, January 27, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Obsolete = Proper. If it was good enough for Wodehouse it is good enough for me.
Then again, I still spell “color” with a “u” and “gray” with an “e” so what the hell do I know.
By Quilly Mammoth, January 28, 2008 @ 6:51 am
Looks like Billary’s lock on the Super Delagates is cracking.
By martian, January 28, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
This is no real surprise. It has been predicted for a couple of weeks. Ted is part of the “Gang of Four” that also includes John Kerry who are sworn to derail Hillary’s campaign.
By Mockinbird, January 28, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
That will show Hillary, for going to law school in Connecticut instead of Massachusetts.