Mary Jo Kopechne Appreciation Day

Forty years ago today, Mary Jo Kopechne's sacrifice saved America from a president who would have been far worse than Jimmy Carter.

I'd feel sorrier for her parents, but they sold their souls, along with the state of Massachusetts.

And, the episode showed that the Kennedys were in fact, royalty within their own state and above the laws that govern the rest of us.

Had she never met Ted Kennedy, she would now be 69 years old.

A quick, clear summary here.