Skakel and revenge for Chappaquiddick

Perhaps Michael Skakel is as guilty as sin for the murder of

    Martha Moxley in 1975. If he is indeed guilty of a juvenile atrocity,

    he should have learned long ago that confession is good for the soul

    even when you are not drunk .  And Camelot is  long dead, so being

    connected to the Kennedy clan does not mean you can get away with

    ANYTHING,. No, not even getting elected to public office. And certainly

    not  MURDER !

               Nevertheless the verdict surprised me. I thought too much

    time had passed and - apart from DNA evidence - no fair jury could be

    sure beyond a reasonable doubt that the 15 year old Skakel kid murdered

    Martha Moxley.

             Is this revenge for Chappaquiddick ? I wonder. There is a

    certain pathological hatred for the Kennedy clan out there. ALL

    of them must pay for the SINS OF THE FATHER , " Old Joe " - never

    quite accepted by American ruling class circles. But he got his

    revenge :" I'm for Roosevelt !  "

                I read enough about the Kennedy family to realize that

    the rich and famous have just as much right to be miserable as the

    rest of us.

              In a way  Bobby Kennedy's extended family was ruined by one

    Sirhan Sirhan in 1968. He was the only " father figure " left for the

    clan.

               For any kid to be a drunk at 15 suggests a very tormented

    soul.

              The child lives in the adult. But we judge adults and juvenile

    criminals by different standards.

               Michael Skakel deserves a new trial - and a FAIR sentence.

              In Rhode Island we can hardly keep one Craig Price in jail.

    He was a very bad boy, Craig. He murdered a whole family.