Like most, there is good and bad with Mandela. Most of what is being celebrated is a myth, but there is also something to praise in man who served time, often brutally treated, and came out strong instead of bitter. Levin has a great interview last night that balanced the good and bad. He was one of the better members of a bad movement. He often stood against their leaders but ultimately was a ‘party-first’ guy when it came to elections.
For me, as some others posted, this is at worst a small blip for Rubio, Cruz and others who have higher aspirations.
"Most" would include both Lenin and Stalin, heroes of Mandela, no? How about Pol Pot, the Kims of North Korea, Idi Amin? Walter Ulbricht?
Read this: http://www.spainvia.com/sarahmandela.htm