* I commend you on your editorial, “Prayer for Teddy” (May 21).
Obviously, you are on the other end of the political spectrum as Sen. Ted Kennedy, but there is no denying that this man has been a giant among men, someone who has overcome multiple family tragedies and who has devoted his life to working for what he believes in.
Perfect? No, but who is perfect amongst mere mortals?
A man with such courage of his convictions will not be seen again.
I agree that politics should be set aside in the hope that Kennedy can, once again, triumph over personal adversity.
Get well, Ted.
Andy Miller
Monroe Township, NJ
* I’ve always admired and respected The Post’s “right of center” viewpoints.
Unfortunately, that respect and admiration has diminished with the front-page sub-headline labeling Kennedy an “icon” (“Brave Icon Vows Fight,” May 21).
I’d categorize Kennedy in the class of such people as O.J. Simpson – a rich “murderer” who got away with a crime that most people would have served prison time for.
Maybe now, Mary Jo Kopechne can rest in peace, seeing that Ted Kennedy will shortly meet his maker. Frank Plenskofski
Doylestown, Pa.
* Any person who is diagnosed with a terminal condition should not have to see the words “He’s Dying” (May 21) on the cover of a national newspaper.
Would you do such a thing to a toddler being treated at Dana Farber Cancer Institute? It is inhumane and cruel.
I know that New York and Massachusetts tend to be rivals, but don’t you think this is carrying it a little too far?
Shame on you for forgetting that, no matter what job people hold, we are all ultimately human beings and deserve to be treated as such.
Eileen Schwalm
Watertown, Mass.
* Have you no shame? Without question, the man is sick, but no one, not even his doctors, had yet to pronounce a death sentence.
You have shown no concern for him or his family at a time when they could use support, not false statements by a bunch of headline grabbers.
Whatever happened to reporting the truth?
Mary Carroll
Bronxville
* Even though The Post does not agree with Kennedy’s politics, does that give you free rein to be so insensitive to him and his family at this difficult time? Susette Wise
Endicott
* Kennedy is a human being with a family.
Have you no respect for someone who has been in our Senate for 46 years?
Kelle Ritter
Wappingers Falls
* I still have the hope that I had in the early 1960s.
With each death of a Camelot family member, my hope has grown a little dimmer.
My prayers are with the senator and his family that Kennedy will overcome or accept what is to come, with the dignity that he has shown most of his life.
I want the Kenndys to know that a lot of people in my life are praying for them and theirs through this latest hit on the family.
Diane Hafstad
Chicago
* Where were you in 1962 when Kennedy was first elected to the United States Senate?
I would guess that most of your readership was not yet born. However, I was a HS junior.
Kennedy’s diagnosis is not good, but the senator is a fighter, just as all the Kennedys are.
Yes, more than likely he will lose a part or all of his beautiful head of hair going through treatments, but he will beat this problem.
Kennedy will return to that hallowed chamber to once again champion his cause for the American people.
Notwithstanding one’s politics, everyone is pulling for Kennedy to make a speedy and full recovery from this malady that he faces.
Earl Beal
Terre Haute, Ind.