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Triana

(22,666 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:16 PM Apr 2015

Why is the Edward Kennedy Institute hosting Mitch McConnell?

This seems rather antithetical to what EKI and EK himself were for and were about, doesn't it?

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Why is the Edward Kennedy Institute hosting Mitch McConnell? (Original Post) Triana Apr 2015 OP

Because politicians do this stuff all the time. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #1

Diversity of opinions would make for a virgogal Apr 2015 #2

the McConnell Center hosted Kennedy Enrique Apr 2015 #3

because he is a senator JI7 Apr 2015 #4

Do you think Ted Kennedy never worked with Republicans in the Senate? former9thward Apr 2015 #5

No Child's Behind Left and the Medicare Rx Big Pharma Giveaway Triana Apr 2015 #7

Should libraries be partisan? aikoaiko Apr 2015 #6

As part of their turtle rescue program? Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #8

+1 Triana Apr 2015 #9

DUzy! FSogol Apr 2015 #10

"will convene individuals with diverse perspectives to discuss the current issues" jberryhill Apr 2015 #11

it's a small club and only they belong to it. spanone Apr 2015 #12

He is the Senate majority leader? The institute is nonpartisan? tritsofme Apr 2015 #13

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

1. Because politicians do this stuff all the time.

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:19 PM

Apr 2015

Because politicians do this stuff all the time. That's an empirical observation and not a normative one.

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

2. Diversity of opinions would make for a

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:20 PM

Apr 2015

far more interesting event IMHO.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. the McConnell Center hosted Kennedy

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:24 PM

Apr 2015

http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=497

JI7

(89,249 posts)

4. because he is a senator

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:28 PM

Apr 2015

And it says the institute is for us senate

former9thward

(32,006 posts)

5. Do you think Ted Kennedy never worked with Republicans in the Senate?

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:34 PM

Apr 2015

But Kennedy's work on the immigration bill is, in fact, the third time he has thrown himself behind a major initiative of President Bush's. Kennedy gave crucial support to two of the president's key first-term domestic achievements, the No Child Left Behind education law and a Medicare prescription drug bill. That he helped Republicans burnish their record on such trademark Democratic issues as education and health care mystified some in both parties. But his alliance with Bush on immigration is simply a matter of necessity.

"Senator Kennedy's name has been on every major immigration reform bill since 1965, and he has always teamed up with Republicans," said Cecilia Muñoz, senior vice president of policy for the National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. "The fact that President Bush is pro-reform . . . creates the political opportunity."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/29/AR2007052901816.html

Not everyone is hyper partisan....

Triana

(22,666 posts)

7. No Child's Behind Left and the Medicare Rx Big Pharma Giveaway

Reply to former9thward (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 04:25 PM

Apr 2015

were TERRIBLE bills. Can't fathom why Kennedy supported them.

I understand what everyone's saying here of course. I guess I am just disgusted to see that cretin at EKI, regardless.