tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616338930552683606.post5710949920523789874..comments2011-06-16T19:13:18.004-07:00Comments on Blogometrics: The Dreams Shall Never DieGhostOfTyronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299509325839104698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1616338930552683606.post-28857398627934228012009-08-27T13:07:34.764-07:002009-08-27T13:07:34.764-07:00I could not sleep for some reason on Wednesday mor...I could not sleep for some reason on Wednesday morning around 5:15. I turned on the television to find Mike Nikitas, Karen Swensen, and Chet Curtis on NECN talking about Ted's many contributions and stories.<br><br>I started taping until sundown a full day's coverage of a man's passing because I knew it was so large, that his work was so important, that he touched so many people with his style and words, and because I could learn from everyone's accounts as the many calls and interviews started as people woke up.<br><br><br>One specific thing Senator Edward Kennedy did that I hope lives on was to stand up for people's rights as patients. He crafted the Patients' Bill of Rights, and more recently, put together legislation that protects everyone from being denied insurance due to genetics and pre-disposition to disease.<br><br><br>I hope the House and Senate continue such work to ensure our identities, families, and blood are protected from greed.<br><br>Let us hope and pray for his family and for the work of subsequent legislators - may they take after this late great.<br><br><br><br>- SeanSeannoreply@blogger.com