To: muir_redwoods
My recollection of McCarthy was his developing and legitimizing the youth/anti war vote while RFK remained uncommitted to running. Bobby then surprised everyone by co-opting the "Get Out Of Vietnam" position (which, up to then, he was pretty silent about) from McCarthy leaving poor Gene without a constituency. He always reminded me how unscrupulous and opportunistic RFK really was. But it seems everytime a Kennedy gets into position to lead the country over the precipice, God steps in and saves us again.
15 posted on
12/10/2005 1:38:40 PM PST by
fat city
("The nation that controls magnetism controls the world.")
To: fat city
A campaign sign of the era: RFK has the profile. McCarthy has the courage.
25 posted on
12/10/2005 2:26:27 PM PST by
omega4412
(Multiculturalism kills)
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