I have no brief for Kennedy, who was actually a pretty lousy President, but, seriously, Barack, you're no Jack Kennedy.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Well...yeah.
Joe Lieberman writes an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal today that reiterates what I have been saying all along. Obama loves to invoke the names of Truman and Kennedy (and even Reagan) when discussing foreign policy, but what he is proposing as his approach to foreign policy is almost exactly the opposite of the way those Presidents viewed the world. It makes no sense as an historical allusion. As I have said numerous times in this space, Kennedy's foreign policy would make the heads of most hardcore Democrats today explode in fury. In fact, given such disasters as the Bay of Pigs, he would be reviled as worse than George W. Bush. (If you think the Iraq war has been run badly, go and have a look at the total mess Kennedy created in Cuba.)
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5 comments:
A good read and at the heart of my concerns about Obama being our next prez. My only hope is that he's a quick learner, capable of admitting his policy was wrong, and making the necessary adjustments.
Good ole Joe. I love how he turns over rocks in his own backyard.
I hope Barak is no Kennedy, Kennedy's foreign policy was: Snafu, lather, rinse, repeat....
Hey, Jackson and I agree!!!
The whole country's going to shit in a handbasket, if ya ask me! The way these politicians work, it's a wonder anything works at all! I'm paying almost $4 a gallon in gas? WTF? Where is the reset button?
In yer ass! No respect for anonymity!
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