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Critics say the Massachusetts Democrat doesn't want the Cape Wind project in his own back yard along with 130 windmills that might clutter the water view of the Kennedy clan's vacation home. Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts' junior senator and another key green ally, called attempts to derail the project an "insult."

Kennedy's biggest "complaint" - at least the one he was willing to verbalize as we know what is his real complaint - is that there was insufficient vetting of the CapeWind project, that there is no national policy on off-shore energy generation, there are environmental concerns, blah blah blah.

It's crap - all of it.

Kennedy doesn't want a wind farm off Nantucket Sound because it's in his - metaphorically speaking - back yard, plain and simple.

So when the project cleared it's last regulatory hurdle and the Fat Man had no legs upon which to stand, he did what liberals always do when they cannot get their way in a public forum - he closed the doors.

(From the CC Times article)

...as federal lawmakers wrestled in recent weeks over legislation that could doom the proposed Cape Wind project, the powerful Democrat and Hyannisport homeowner made a clear effort to steer clear. At least publicly.

While Kennedy's office said early last week the senator wasn't familiar with the specific language that was adopted - giving the Bay State governor authority to veto a project on the Sound - a spokeswoman for the senator said later he had urged a conference committee leader to support it.

Specifically, Kennedy called U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the veteran lawmaker who, according to sources, wrote the language.

Credit where due, The Gigolo is sticking to his guns:

Interestingly, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who has largely stayed out of the debate, had called conferees urging them to defeat the amendment.

So let's summarize: Ted Kennedy, certified tree-hugging environmental extremist, had the opportunity to demonstrate his bona-fides by endorsing a visible, sensible, alternative energy project that might, on a really, really clear day, be visible from his water-front property with a telescope - and he punted.

Because as we all know, the rules are different if your last name is Kennedy.

For the record, I happen to think the windmills look cool - and I have plenty of opportunity to see one in action, at least weekly.

Cross-posted - largely - at RedState.