A Father Predicts the Future

“There are people who can mess up in life and not get caught, but you’re not one of them, Teddy.”
 
Joseph P. Kennedy to His Son Ted Kennedy, via The Patriarch, The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

Promotional Poster for the 2018 Film "Chappaquiddick"

Sidebar. There are such people in life: those whose charm and magnetism allow them to vault over even their most glaring blunders. Former president Bill Clinton is such a person. His wife, Hillary Clinton, not so much. In 2016, this was one card in what proved to be a losing hand. (But what a difference one card sometimes makes.)