Friday, January 16, 2009

The Dwindling Kennedy Influence

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Whither the Kennedy's?

It's bee a rough ten months or so for the Kennedy family. Senator Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor--a tough blow.

But look at what has occurred recently:

Princess Caroline Kennedy has been belittled by the news media when she threw her hat into the ring to replace Senator Clinton and now this:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans for the nation's first offshore wind farm got a boost Friday when a federal agency rejected high-profile opponents' arguments that the giant turbines would damage the environment off Cape Cod.

A bitter fight over the proposed wind farm has lasted more than seven years. Its foes, including Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., argue the wind farm would kill birds and endanger sea life, and harm the scenic area's tourism and fishing industries.

But the new Minerals Management Service report said developer Cape Wind Associates' plans pose no major environmental problems.

The new Obama administration will decide the project's fate. President-elect Barack Obama, who wants to double alternative energy production over the next three years, was visiting an Ohio company that makes parts for wind turbines on Friday. He takes office Tuesday.
Too bad for the Kennedy's that a judge overturned their collective family hypocrisy. One has to assume Obama has no option but to approve it or he will also be seen as a major hypocrite and not just by conservative pundits.

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