To you maybe. He is greatly respected by his colleagues, Republicans included. I'm sure you're not going to agree with this - but Ted Kennedy has fed more anti-American sound bites to our enemies than al-Jazeera broadcasts
Kennedy said in a speech that Bush attacking Iraq was "enough to make the Statue of Liberty weep.” I'm sure the millions of Kurds in Iraq feel differently. (Hell, even Obama said that Iraq was better off without Hussein).