Today is the anniversary of the JFK assassination, which occurred in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. I've come to the conclusion that there was a conspiracy and that Lee Harvey Oswald didn't act alone. As for the slain 35th president's legacy, I think he deserves praise for the work he started on behalf of civil rights and the war on poverty. Had he not been assassinated, Kennedy could have done so much more for this country. I also think that history would've turned out very differently had Kennedy lived to serve at least one term. For example, I think that Vietnam would've ended a lot sooner.
Of course, the Kennedys have been in the news a lot in recent months. First, Eunice Kennedy Shriver died. Then, Ted Kennedy, a pioneer in the currently raging health-care debate, passed away. Now, there's a news story, written by associated press reporter Brett Zongker, circulating about how a Rhode Island bishop denied Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) holy communion in 2007 due to Kennedy's pro-choice stance on the abortion issue. The bottom line is this: They may not be perfect, but many members of America's most famous Catholic family have done so much good for this nation. Furthermore, we're facing way too many serious issues to get hung up on each other's petty ideological differences. We have to work together in order to solve the real issues at hand.
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