How do you think Ted Kennedy got away with it?

All I can say is; you probably had to be alive at the time to understand the blind justice in this case. I am sorry the Senator passed away, however I am also sorry he wasn't prosecuted for manslaughter. This is a prime case of the privileged being put on a pedestal and held harmless of a crime committed

Among Senator Ted Kennedy's many accomplishments in the U.S. Senate was a little-heralded but critical boost he gave to the Freedom of Information legislation in 1974. At a time when the opposition to this key bill was in need of a countervailing champion, we visited Senator Kennedy, had a very substantive meeting and secured his networking support among other Senators, which led to its passage.

One can only surmise how many major changes Senator Kennedy could have secured through the Congress had the Senate been populated by the kind of progressives who served in the mid-Sixties instead of their more conservative successors, both in Congress and in the White House.

His legacy of helping the impoverished, the excluded, and the needy in our society will persist. Our sympathies are with his family in these sorrowful times.

SOURCE Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate

You mean got away with all the good things he did for us working class slobs. I guess you were born with a silver spoon.

Well, it is well known that the US live in a word of film making, they are very good at "cocking a deaf one! You may as well say, how did Bush get away wih the murder of our lads in the East,along with his oppo Blair. Sure thing is, there will be a cover up of some sort!

One name: Massachusetts.

People would forgive him for anything and make as many excuses for him as he did about things for himself. It's like the people who think Nancy Pelosi is an angel. Some people seriously can't differentiate between the normal people in each party, and total crazies in each party. Kennedy was one of them as a senator for all of those years, and after a certain amount of time, I think it was too late for them to turn on him. Plus he was sick and there were other factors that people were sympathetic towards him for and remained loyal.

If you watch the news you would understand. Tons of people he has helped over the years are giving testament to how much he helped them.

He made a mistake when he and a young lady with whom he was partying got drunk and he drove off a bridge. Judge not lest ye be judged.

The Kennedy family were not all that popular in Hyannis port Mass, but they did have influence, power and money. My question would be " why was he not charged for drunk driving"?

Everyone knows he killed that woman, however, he's a Kennedy and he got his support for what his brothers did. He lived in their shadows and voters voted for him cause it made them feel like they were voting for RFK and JFK.

Also, he did report it to the party, however, it was almost 12 hours later. and he did tell authorities, just the next day.You do not need to lie and distort the story to make Kennedy lok bad, the truth is just as damming

according to the laws in the U.S., Kennedy would have had to have been proved to be guilty "beyond a shadow of doubt" .......

a first year law student would have been able to get him off.

Money and his family's power. It seems the rich and powerful can get away with anything...even murder. Look at the current usurper in the white house and his cronies.

"I just wonder how he managed to stay in office for so many years?"

Simple. He had a "D" after his name, and he ran for election in one of the most liberal Democrat states in the nation. He never could have stayed in office, or even have been elected in the first place, if he ran in a more moderate or conservative state