[kempster]

This is scary. We could have elected a communist as President in 1980. ;)

[SeekAndFind]

RE: This is scary. We could have elected a communist as President in 1980. ;)

Which begs the question -— What did we just do in 2008 ?

[sodpoodle]

Apple did not fall far from the tree; old Daddy Joe loved the Nazis.

JFK was probably an anomaly. He was a libertine - but served in the military and loved the U.S. people - especially the blonde ones.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I remember Ted visiting Iowa while running against fellow Democrat Jimmah Cahtah, the sitting president. He was addressing a group of farmers in SE Iowa at a grain elevator when he abruptly asked the crowd, “How's the service out here on the Wabash ?”
This question, asked of no one in particular, stunned the assembled Iowegians. It had been more than 100 years since the mighty Wabash had served Iowa.
It was later reported that someone in Kennedy's office had visited a local library and had confused Iowa history with current events.