MA-Sen: Stop the GOP Obstructionism. Save Health Care Reform. Make Ted Kennedy Proud... And Make Harry Reid's Job Easier!

Will Massachusetts really elect this crazy teabagger to the US Senate? To the seat formerly occupied by Teddy Kennedy?







Oh gawd, I hope not! And hey, there's something we can do in the next 36 hours to prevent this from happening.



So what are you waiting for? Call voters NOW!

You know this is what the extreme right teabagger crazies want to do to our own Harry Reid and Dina Titus. We know we'll have to work our hardest to protect them this year... And we can get a good head start by making sure Massachusetts stays blue this year.

Sen. Harry Reid on Sen. Ted Kennedy's Passing

(Also at Stonewall)

Via The Sun, Nevada's Senior Senator and the US Senate Majority Leader:

“The Kennedy family and the Senate family have together lost our patriarch. My thoughts, and those of the entire United States Senate, are with Vicki, Senator Kennedy’s children, his many nieces and nephews, and his entire family.

“It was the thrill of my lifetime to work with Ted Kennedy. He was a friend, the model of public service and an American icon.

“As we mourn his loss, we rededicate ourselves to the causes for which he so dutifully dedicated his life. Senator Kennedy’s legacy stands with the greatest, the most devoted, the most patriotic men and women to ever serve in these halls.

“Because of Ted Kennedy, more young children could afford to become healthy. More young adults could afford to become students. More of our oldest citizens and our poorest citizens could get the care they need to live longer, fuller lives. More minorities, women and immigrants could realize the rights our founding documents promised them. And more Americans could be proud of their country.

“Ted Kennedy’s America was one in which all could pursue justice, enjoy equality and know freedom. Ted Kennedy’s life was driven by his love of a family that loved him, and his belief in a country that believed in him. Ted Kennedy’s dream was the one for which the founding fathers fought and his brothers sought to realize.

“The liberal lion’s mighty roar may now fall silent, but his dream shall never die.”

I hope this mean the dream will live on in Washington. Please make it so, Sen. Reid.

HRC Statement on the Passing of Sen. Kennedy

(Also at Stonewall)

In full:

The Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese released the following statement today on the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA):

"The nation has lost its greatest champion and strongest voice for justice, fairness, and compassion. The loss to our community is immeasurable. There was no greater hero for advocates of LGBT equality than Senator Ted Kennedy. From the early days of the AIDS epidemic, to our current struggle for marriage equality he has been our protector, our leader, our friend. He has been the core of the unfinished quest for civil rights in this country and there is now a very painful void. Our hearts go out to the Kennedy family."

I still can't believe he's gone. He was always a strong advocate for so many of us who felt we had no voice in Washington. I just wish his legacy won't be forgotten and his life's work won't be for naught.

RIP Senator Ted Kennedy (1932-2009)

In his honor, I collected some of my favorite "YouTube moments" from the late Senator. I just hope his legacy lives on. And btw, you can help make sure it does by joining this Facebook group. Thanks.