Teddy Speaks at the Dem Convention

Sen. Ted Kennedy made an appearance tonight at the Dem Convention. He's been out of view for several months and I'm sure many people wondered how the ravages of his brain cancer would affect his appearance (I know I did).

I watched only a brief part of it as he took the stage, and frankly, he looked better than he looked the last time I saw him. To be coldly political, he almost looked too good to generate the kind of emotional punch the Democrats hoped he would deliver. Had he appeared frail or had difficulty speaking, the emotional impact would have been dramatically stronger - the old war horse staggering out to fight one more time for the Democrat party. However, he looked fairly robust and unless you knew he was sick, you'd just assume he was another fat old guy.

Your impressions?