CongressionalBadBoys.com | home | Ted Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy Democrat, Massachusetts (1962-present) Well, where do we start?  This tired, old liberal icon's days of womanizing and scandal are pretty well over.  Age has mellowed Ted, and so much has been written about him, that all we'll add is the obvious.  1969.  Mary Jo Kopechne.  Chappaquiddick.  Say no more. Why do the good folks in Massachusetts put up with it.  Check Jeff Jacoby's article on Massachusetts, Kennedy, Frank, and Studds.