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Posted by Raven on October 28th, 2006
From the Washington Times:
Mr. Kennedy had two proposals for Andropov, according to Chebrikov. First, he asked for a meeting later that summer in order “to arm Soviet officials with explanations regarding problems of nuclear disarmament so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the USA.” Second, that “Kennedy believes that in order to influence Americans it would be important to organize … televised interviews with [Andropov] in the USA.”
If Chebrikov’s account of events is accurate, it’s clear Mr. Kennedy was actively engaging the Russians to influence the 1984 election. He also seems to have genuinely believed that Mr. Reagan’s policies were endangering U.S.-Soviet relations and that the best solution was to get Mr. Reagan out of office. The letter closes with Chebrikov saying that “Tunney remarked that the senator wants to run for president in 1988,” possibly suggesting Mr. Kennedy had other, more selfish motives.
As Mr. Kengor concludes, “if the memo is in fact an accurate account of what transpired, it constitutes a remarkable example of the lengths to which some on the political left, including a sitting U.S. senator, were willing to go to stop Ronald Reagan.”
We agree. Even in a jaded world, it is breathtaking to discover a U.S. senator — brother of a former president — actively and secretly collaborating with Soviet leaders in an attempt to undermine the president of the United States’ nuclear defense policy during the height of the cold war.
The Boston Globe endorses Senator Kennedy for re-election:
Kennedy is finishing his 44th year in the Senate — he is already the third-longest serving member in history, after Robert Byrd and Strom Thurmond — yet he shows no hint of fatigue. Even when Democrats have been the Senate minority, as has been the case for most of his last two terms, Kennedy has managed to influence national policy on many of the nation’s most pressing concerns.
So here we have an example of how treasonous members of Congress are always on the left- who always undermine the current President and who always undermine any attempts at keeping America safe.
We keep electing these useless bastards into office. One day this will come back to haunt us.
October 28th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Personally, I think that if his brother Jack, Democrat notwithstanding, had been alive to see Teddy in action, he would have hung his head in shame.