Friday, August 28, 2009

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Mental Health Break - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Yet another fallen leader

Just thinking about Teddy and the Kennedy's all day. JFK was the first President I was involved in. I remember Ike, and even Truman a bit, but JFK was my inspiration. Needless to say, his murder was devastating; starting my period of disillusionment with our country. Bobby's race for President in '68 brought back the positive feelings (with a help from McCarthy) after MLK assasination only to be dashed again, almost before my eyes as I'd seen him that day in LA, by yet another shooting.

Teddy became the spokesman for the rational liberal perspective. It took him a while, and I didn't support his run in 1980, I supported and worked for Jimmy Carter, but what a speech he gave and what a leader he was.

So I've been thinking...