I am amazed that this man has remained in office as long as he has and has ascended to positions of power and authority in Congress. Here are Sen. Ted Kennedy’s words about the prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq:

“Shamefully we now learn that Saddam’s torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management.”

Any attempt to draw a moral equivalency with what happened in the prisons in Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship and what’s happened in the last year is either woefully ignorant of either situation or is simply out to demean and belittle any American effort in Iraq.

There is no comparison between Saddam’s treatment of Iraqis and the American military’s treatment of them. Sen Kennedy ought to be ashamed of himself for even suggesting that the U.S. government has engaged in anything even remotely close to Hussein’s behavior. Perhaps Sen. Kennedy sees his sad, pathetic political career fading quickly, as old age and irrelevancy overcome him. He continues to lose his grip on power, and his last hope to leave a lasting mark on American politics is a desparate ploy to play the role of John Kerry’s hatchet man.

Sen. Kennedy, you are a disgusting man.