Political Quotes

“Mr. President, by sad coincidence, America lost two women this past weekend women we had watched grow from little girls into accomplished women. Kara Kennedy and Eleanor Mondale Poling were both members of this Senate family. Kara was the daughter of Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife Joan. Eleanor was the daughter of former Senator and former Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife Joan. Both women fought brave, against-the- odds battles against cancer in recent years. Ted and Joan Kennedy named their first-born Kara, a name that means ``dear little one'' in the old Irish language--and that is what she always was to her parents. Like the rest of her famous family, Kara was committed to helping those less fortunate than herself. After graduating from Tufts University, she worked as a filmmaker and was active in a number of causes. In 2002, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her doctors gave her 1 year to live. But Kara and her family refused to give up. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Her father accompanied her to her chemotherapy treatments. It seemed that Kara had beaten cancer. But Friday night, she collapsed after her usual workout at the gym. Her brother, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, said that cancer surgery and years of grueling chemotherapy and radiation treatment had taken a devastating toll on his sister's strength and her heart simply gave out.…”