As a child he was a hero to me.

As an adult he has become an object of scorn.

But regardless, Teddy Kennedy is a human being, and I join with his friends and family in rejoicing at this news.

Sen. Edward Kennedy’s brain cancer is in remission, and the Massachusetts Democrat is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

As much as I would love to see him out of the Senate, I’d rather that neither death nor ill health were the vehicles by which that happened. May the remission be complete and extended.

UPDATE: Harry Reid is an idiot -- the story is apparently baseless. Heartbreaking, and needlessly cruel. So my prayers continue for a miracle to touch Senator Kennedy's life.