Camelot gone? Kennedys, Wind Energy, Casinos

Speculation swirls about the heir apparent to the Camelot Fantasy few now recall with the active inclusion of Carolyn Kennedy, who has little connection to the Commonwealth.

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In days of yore, that strategy proved successful before the Kennedys tarnished the name and image.

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In his most recent re-election bid, Senator Kennedy sacrificed 35% of the vote to an invisible opponent. That vote was strictly an anti-Kennedy vote for an unknown.

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It would seem that the Senator is single-handedly destroying the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth by his inaction or action and active opposition to Cape Wind.

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But Peter Kenney's comment seem revelatory of the Senator's convictions or lack thereof.
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Influence and Agendas
RICO here, RICO there, pretty soon we're talking jail time
By Peter Kenney
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Is Hyannisport next?

Ted sees "conflict of interest" with casinos but not with windmills. Could there be unseen hands at work in this situation? Kennedy recently told one tribe member, in response to a letter asking for help, that he could not become involved, that his ownership of property on Cape Cod poses a conflict of interest for him in view of the possibility that some of the Wampanoag descendants might attempt to reopen an earlier land suit. To date, the senator's neighborhood of Hyannisport has not been mentioned as a potential target for tribal interests, but one can never be too careful.

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For all his family glory and his Harvard education and his five decades in the senate, Ted Kennedy is still just another Boston Irish political hack. I guess helping the Wampanoags receive fair treatment does not fit into the good senator's Democrat agenda. CCT
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And this from Pirate's Cove :

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Once upon a time, Ted Kennedy could count on his daily dose of veneration. The right wing hated the Massachusetts Democrat, but progressives honored him as a defender of old-school liberalism.
In a remarkable turnaround, liberals are now heaping scorn on the 73-year-old senator. Young audiences boo at his name, and the leftish "Daily Show" on Comedy Central makes fun of him.

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The source of unhappiness is Kennedy’s efforts to kill an offshore wind farm on Nantucket Sound. Cape Wind was to be the first such project in the United States and a source of pride to environmentally minded New Englanders. Polls show 84 percent of Massachusetts residents in favor. But now it appears that America’s first offshore wind farm will be near Galveston, Texas.