Boston
The Times’ July 27 article on the 2000 Democratic National Convention states that while “insiders say the contest is between Los Angeles and Boston . . . Democrats would be reluctant to kick off the millennium in Sen. Edward Kennedy’s hometown.” I couldn’t disagree more--Boston is the best city for the millennium for many reasons, including the fact that Sen. Kennedy represents all of us so well in Washington.
No other Democratic senator has been more effective in moving progressive legislation through the Republican Senate than Ted Kennedy. From the Kennedy-Kassebaum health bill to increases in the federal minimum wage, Kennedy has been able to build bipartisan coalitions to get things done in Washington, a rare accomplishment these days.
THOMAS M. MENINO, Mayor
Boston, Mass.
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