Ted Kennedy - Children's Author

So, Ted Kennedy has a children's book out, My Senator and Me, a Dog's Eye View of Washington D.C.

The book is written from the point of view of his dog named Splash. Whether the name is a coy reference to whiskey or a drowning secretary is left to the reader (and Jay Leno) to ascertain.

In the book, Splash follows our hero (this is the only story that could possibly feature Ted Kennedy as a protagonist) around Washington as he touts some education bill. The bill will, as Splash puts it, "place a computer in every classroom."

Splash, of course, does not question the inherent value of having a solitary computer in every classroom, though I know a number of teachers who have put them to good use. He is simply happy that more money is being spent on something. This, children, is the key to getting re-elected in Massachussets.

Of course, the book is not without it's villains. A certain "grumpy" Senator complains that we can't afford the bill. He is obviously an idiot, and the dog barks at him for being so stupid. Yeah, Profiles in Courage it ain't.

In the end, the expensive education bill passes, and all of America's students can be within proximity of a shiny new computer. Of course, their math skills and literacy level are on par with that of the book's narrator.

So, who is buying this book? Is there some parallel universe where Ted Kennedy isn't regarded as creepy and depressing? Is there some niche, heretofore undiscovered by me, that is clamoring for the whimsical wisdom of an alcoholic murderer?

Oh, right...