Senator Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor through tests conducted after suffering a seizure over the weekend:

BOSTON - A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics' most enduring figures.

"He remains in good spirits and full of energy," the doctors for the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement.

They said tests conducted after the seizure showed a tumor in Kennedy's left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said.

His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.

I agree with exactly zero of Senator Kennedy's political positions and have been highly critical of him throughout the five years-plus writing this blog. That said, nobody should suffer through cancer.

Kennedy was instrumental in endorsing my cousin for acceptance into the Air Force Academy and my cousin--who recently died from cancer--didn't let him down.

I wish Senator Kennedy all the best and hope he can make it through this. My prayers go out to him and his family.

One thing I need to point out however, when Maggie Thatcher took ill and when Dick Cheney was treated for various heart ailments, leading lefty sites such as Huffington Post have been forced to shut down the comments because the libs went insane and posted some of the most vile comments wishing them a painful death or other such happy thoughts. Go read the comments at one of the leading righty sites--LGF--and you'll note that there is nothing but nice sentiments posted. The difference in the two reactions is astounding to say the least.

That says alot.