Just a few minutes ago, CNN reported that Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, found during tests following his seizure on Saturday.
There isn’t a full story yet, but there’s no doubt that no matter what path Kennedy follows in the future, this report will throw politics — from the Democratic nomination process to Senate business to Massachusetts state issues — into an uproar.

I had to scramble for a copy of the Kennedy family tree yesterday — I was trying to figure which Kennedy was endorsing which candidate, and I don’t always remember which one is which some days. I read an endorsement for Hillary Clinton by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and couldn’t manage to place her. Wikipedia came to my rescue: in addition to being a past lieutenant governor of Maryland, Townsend is Robert F. Kennedy’s oldest child.
Beyond trying to remember which Kennedy was which, I’ve been spending some time trying to figure out just how much endorsements are worth. There are celebrity …read more