And so ends the Blog Off – but not the work of Edward M Kennedy.

Today, Senator Kennedy has served a the “theme” for our blog off – he is, obviously, a real person and not an idea – but the story of his life and work really is a theme that we can all learn from.  Edward Kennedy was, by his own admission, born into an affluent family – he did not have to “learn the ropes” or “pay his dues” in the ways most people, and especially politicians have to.  However he has taken his share of hard knocks and set backs (personally and politically) and he’s come back every time.  ”No” and “can’t” …read more