End of an Era...

Kennedy’s Exit From D.C. Marks End Of Era

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedys have held congressional seats, the presidency and the public’s imagination for more than 60 years.

That era ends when Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island vacates his U.S. House seat next month, leaving a City Council post in California as Camelot’s sole remaining political holding.

Remember, don't go away drunk, just go away.

Aw, poor media. Camelot is dead and buried, and the very last Kennedy in national office upon which they could hang their hat was Patches. Oh, how the mighty have fallen - from the Presidency to US Rep from RI, and that's the best they could do. It's got to be tough; during the early 1960s the Kennedy mystique - and it was nothing more than mystique - captivated America with a young, dynamic family seemingly propelled out of nowhere into the public consciousness. A tragic assassination only sealed the myth and let it fester out of control for nearly 50 years.

Patches, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Good luck trying to capitalize on misery like Unkie Joe and Citizen's Energy; perhaps you'll avoid his pitfalls and not hitch your wagon to Hugo Chavez's largess. What, you ask, does the future hold for Patches? Oh, this is rich:

Kennedy plans to continue the tradition by championing a national effort to boost brain research.

Oh, there's just so much snark and so little time...

That is all.