The pundits are blabbing now on CNN about whether liberals will be "disappointed" that Obama didn't take on healthcare or other issues in his speech at the Ted Kennedy funeral. No doubt the right has found many ways to condemn not only the speech but the entire funeral by now. Let them all blather: This was a fine, deserved tribute to a flawed but ultimately admirable man.
This article appears in Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2009.