Nite-nite: Ted Kennedy 1932-2009

Not that this is news to anybody, but Senator Ted Kennedy passed away on Tuesday after a 15 month battle with a cancerous brain tumor. He was 77.

There is so much to say about this man, and so much has been already said. I had a conversation with a good friend last night who said "There are so few people in this world whose compassion and relentless strive for the betterment of the world was felt as keenly as him[Kennedy]" - so true. As we all do, he had his ups and downs through the years. The Chappaquiddick incident, the murder of his two brothers, his success in the Senate, illness...through it all, he never stopped pushing for progress and change and awareness and tolerance in America. It's what he felt was right.

The progressive movement has lost its greatest advocate. Who will now be the powerful voice of change? It's all on you, President Obama. Learn from the man whose backing of your candidacy helped put you in that Oval Office.

Rest in peace Senator Kennedy. Enjoy the time with your brothers that was cut so short.