The Kennedy Feud

Ted Kennedy and JFK's daughter Caroline have endorsed Barack Obama. While they are both great Democrats and Americans no living Kennedy has done more to promote causes dear to progressives than Robert Kennedy Jr followed closely by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. They have both endorsed Hillary Clinton in a LA Times editorial today.
Kennedys for Clinton

By now you may have read or heard that our cousin, Caroline Kennedy, and our uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, have come out in favor of Sen. Barack Obama. We, however, are supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton because we believe that she is the strongest candidate for our party and our country.

While talk of unity and compromise are inspiring to a nation wary of divisiveness, America stands at a historic crossroads where real issues divide our political landscapes. Democrats believe that America should not be torturing people, eavesdropping on our citizens or imprisoning them without habeas corpus or other constitutional rights. We should not be an imperial power. We need healthcare for all and a clean, safe environment.

The loftiest poetry will not solve these issues. We need a president willing to engage in a fistfight to safeguard and restore our national virtues.

We have worked with Hillary Clinton for 15 years (and in Kathleen's case, 25 years) and witnessed the power and depth of her convictions firsthand. We've seen her formidable work ethic, courage in the face of adversity and her dignity and clear head in crisis. We've also seen her two-fisted willingness to enter the brawl when America's principles are challenged. Her measured rhetoric, political savvy and pragmatism shield the heart of our nation's most determined and most democratic warrior.

She has been an uncompromising and loyal ally for each of us in our battles to protect the environment and to promote human rights around the world and juvenile justice in America. Hillary is a problem-solver, listening to people and then achieving solutions by changing attitudes.

I am a big fan of Robert Kennedy Jr. He may not make the cable tabloid news but he is always there in the background fighting for the things I believe and carries a great deal more weight in my mind than an aging Democratic politician.
The Kennedy Mystique David Brooks talks about today should belong to Robert Kennedy Jr and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend not an aging politician and a daughter who has remained out of politics.