The LuLac Edition #4,307, May 29th, 2020
His Presidency had potential but all of his agenda was completed by his successor Lyndon Johnson.
You have some Republicans today saying that John Kennedy would be ashamed of his Democratic party. They use as examples Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders (not a Democrat by the way) as people Kennedy would not agree with. Two things here:
First, this is like comparing athletes in different eras. Could Babe Ruth be the greatest in this era? Kennedy was a cold warrior at the time when there was a cold war.On Foreign policy he was aggressive but how he would have dealt with 911 is only speculation. Would he have agreed with the more Progressive wing of today's party? HELL NO but he didn't agree with the left wing of his party in the 50s and 60s. He was pragmatic and had to be goaded into action on Civil Rights.
Second, Kennedy had compassion for the poor, the disenfranchised and the people who needed a hand up. But his failing was not enough time and focus on getting re-elected to give him more of an opportunity to build a legacy.
All that said, even if Kennedy turned into a Ronald Reagan conservative, there's no way he'd be able to reconcile what the GOP of today has become. Kennedy had standards, respect for government institutions and the rule of law.
JFK was a veteran of WWII and fought for those basics. To think he'd prefer the current Republican part over even the most fringe elements of his own party of today is sheer lunacy and wishful thinking on the party of those who tell you otherwise.
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