Sen. Edward Kennedy dies

Somehow, I thought this Kennedy would live forever.
I was wrong.
Soon after I read about Sen. Edward Kennedy's death in the paper and got online for more news, an old high school classmate had posted a note on Facebook about how 40 years after Chappaquiddick, Mary Jo Kopechne's family had seen justice done. This friend has always been socially and politically conservative, so the tone of her message was no surprise.
But I wonder if that is all conservatives should remember about Kennedy. Oh sure, they didn't like his politics. He was an unabashed liberal, a champion of the little guy and government spending on social programs.
His service and his life was more than Chappaquiddick, as awful a story as that was. Many of us have family members who have redeemed themselves after faltering. Heck, maybe that's even our own story.
So of all the things to be said about Kennedy, I liked this essay best. We are all more than just good or just bad. Most of us are both. The best we can hope for is that we live 77 years or longer to correct the mistakes and trespasses we commit.
Rest in peace, senator.