BAD NEWS: “Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seizure this weekend was caused by a brain tumor, his doctor said this afternoon, but it’s not yet clear if he will undergo radiation treatment and chemotherapy to treat the tumor. The tumor, on Kennedy’s left parietal lobe, is known as a ‘malignant glioma,’ according to his doctors, who did not give a long-term prognosis on Kennedy’s health.” If I recall correctly — happily, my knowledge of these things is now somewhat out of date — anything with the prefix “glio” is generally bad. I hope that’s no longer the case.

UPDATE: The Anchoress on the media spin:

Here is what we can expect of the media saturation tonight on broadcast tv: everyone will open with the Kennedy illness story, then quick reports on brain tumors, and what makes them malignant or benign, operable or inoperable – there will be man-on-the-street commentary edited for the ‘Democrats deeply moved, Republicans deeply nasty‘ narrative. Each broadcast will likely close with some sort of Kennedy timeline focusing on either the whole family or Ted’s life. Probably Ted’s life.

Plus, why this is bad for Hillary. But isn’t everything, these days?