re: #431 Dark_Falcon

If it had been a Republican, or anyone not a Kennedy, that man would have been defeated in the next election. Ted Kennedy’s ‘star power’ enabled him to survive in office, but for almost any other senator Chappaquiddick would have been a career-ender. And for someone who wasn’t rich, a screw-up like Chappaquiddick likely would have resulted in a prison sentence.

Star power hell. Ted Kennedy did a very good job representing the people of Massachusetts and they knew it. As for the prison sentence, I call bullshit. This was 1969. At that time if you were a local pulled over for DUI the cops were more likely to give you a ride home than a ticket.