No one in or out of politics knows Edward Kennedy's mind better than California's shock-haired Junior Senator John Tunney. He roomed with Ted at law school, and he is the closest friend Ted has in Washington. Thus Tunney's endorsement of Maine's Senator Edmund Muskie was the clearest signal yet that Kennedy is serious about not running in the Democratic primaries.
But whom does the signal serve? The endorsement was immensely important to Front Runner Muskie, who can now lay claim to the support of the many party sheiks who had been waiting to see what Kennedy's plans were....
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
