A year ago I observed that it was the anniversary of the JFK assassination, and for the first time in my memory, few people noticed.

I woke up this morning to a piece on NPR about it. I guess things are calming down from the shock of last fall's events. Camelot lives on...

On the other hand, considering the Skakel conviction, and the election disaster of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, some cracks do seem to be appearing in the Kennedy mystique and facade. They don't seem as dominant a force as they used to.

And as Martha would say (well, actually given that I understand she's a die-hard Democrat, maybe she wouldn't say it...), that's a good thing.