I've been watching all the coverage of Ted Kennedy's funeral this weekend. There have been some excellent documentaries on PBS and MSNBC, primarily episodes of PBS' American Experience and MSNBC's Headliners & Legends. I found the PBS documentary particularly interesting, especially the part about the 1968 Democratic primaries. RFK wasn't very fond of LBJ on account of LBJ's escalation of the Vietnam War.
This weekend also marks the fourth aniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which battered the U.S. Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005. NOLA is trying to make a comeback, but prgress has been slow. Much of the city, especially the Ninth Ward, is still submerged in an economical sense. However, the spirit of this great American city seems to have been salvaged.
Oh, BTW, there was another anniversary I missed in all the craziness-- the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment-- which granted women the right to vote. This glorious event took place on Aug. 26, 1920. Maybe one of these days we'll go all the way and have a female president. Trust me, y'all, it will happen.
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