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As a lifelong Republican until 2001, I was never a Kennedy family fan. I had only bad things to say about Ted after Chappaquidick, but in 2001 after Bush's callous, uncompassionate stem cell policy, I was sure glad Ted Kennedy was in the Senate. In my wildest dreams I never thought I would be so grateful he was on my side. Here was a Roman Catholic who did not have to be persuaded about the value of existing life. How great to have a champion for embryonic stem cell research who did not have to be argued with while fighting a deadly disease. I am so sorry I ever doubted the sincerity of the Kennedy family's commitment to the poor, the sick and the disabled. Shame on me. We sure needed him in the ongoing healthcare debate. What a loss to the nation. I'll miss him. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn