Kennedy says no, and the race is on
By Frank Phillips | Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | The Boston Globe
“…After days of anguished deliberation, Joseph P. Kennedy II said yesterday that he will not seek the US Senate seat of his uncle, Edward M. Kennedy, probably ending the family’s half-century of political dominance in Massachusetts and opening up the Democratic primary race. The former congressman, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, had kept the political world on edge for the past week as he contemplated jumping into the race. Several other potential candidates had said they would not run if he did. But those close to him said the lure of a Senate seat and the prospect of extending his family’s political legacy were not enough to draw Kennedy, who runs an energy firm, back into the spotlight and grueling pace of national politics….”….BS
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