Well, at his age, I don't know how much time he has left on the planet, much less in the Senate.

Probably is time to start contemplating a post-Kennedy Democratic party, and the end of America's most loved and loathed political dynasty.

He just had the stent surgery last October, and now one or two seizures. While he may survive this for now, his medical prognosis for the future isn't terribly good in the longer term. And with this sort of medical problem, the longer term can be pretty short.