Celebrating a Legend, and Looking Forward

This past Sunday an amazing group of people gathered at the Newton War Memorial to celebrate the life and achievements of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.  And while the past was acknowledged, we were also treated to an interesting look to the future.

For the former, the NDCC offered a tribute to the Senator in the form of a tree planted at City Hall and presented by Rep. Barney Frank to young Joe Kennedy, and many engaging speakers reminisced about the Senator's life, ledgendary achievements and unmatched constituent service.

At the same time, many of our speakers were themselves seeking public office - Lt. Governor, Treasurer and, most notably, U.S. Senate.  They shared their vision for the future, and asked for our votes.  The gathering of all four Democratic candidates for Senate was in and of itself an historic moment.  When, after the December 8 primary, will we ever have four Democratic candidates for Senate all in one place here in Newton?  Probably not for many years. 

It's a big decision coming up in less than 45 days.  What were your thoughts about the candidates for Senate?  New England Cable news covered the event - the video is below - as did the Newton TAB.  Click here for their article, and share your thoughts in the comments section below.  



Finally, thanks again to all of our speakers including Congressman Barney Frank, Ward 4; Congressman Michael Capuano; Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray; Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley; Steve Grossman, Ward 7, former Chair of the Democratic State Committee and Democratic National Committee; Senate Candidates Alan Khazei and Stephen Pagliuca; Deb Goldberg, State Committee member; State Representative John Businger; and Shawn Fitzgibbons, Ward 6.