You know, I used to belong to a club too...

The Boston Herald reports that Ted Kennedy is withdrawing from his membership of the male-only Owl club at Harvard as "fast as he can".

In an interview with WHDH Channel 7’s Andy Hiller that aired last night, Kennedy said, “I joined when I . . . 52 years ago, I was a member of the Owl Club, which was basically a fraternal organization.”

Asked by Hiller whether he is still a member, Kennedy said, “I’m not a member; I continue to pay about $100.”

He then said of being a member in a club that discriminates against women, “I shouldn’t be and I’m going to get out of it as fast as I can.”

Ironically, Harvard disassociated itself from the Owl and other clubs because of a federal law that Kennedy himself championed.

When asked by Andy Hiller whether he would himself be able to pass judicial muster, Kennedy answered, “Probably not . . . probably not."

I knew that Kennedy had belonged to the Owl club while he was in college, but its rather shocking that he's still a member in good standing--must be a hell of a club. In any event, I get to add yet another entry into the Kennedy CV.

Professor Bainbridge intones

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