‘A President Like My Father’

Well, JFK was the last truly great Prez. LBJ could've been great had he not gotten us involved in the Vietnam quagmire, Nixon could've been great had he not been paranoid, had he not betrayed his promise to bring us out of Vietnam, and had he not gotten himself involved in the Watergate fiasco, and Clinton could've been great had he not gone into hibernation after the GOP beat him on healthcare. And Obama is quite simply the best viable national candidate since Bobby Kennedy (who would've been a great Prez and not betrayed his promise to pull us out of Nam).

And Ted's also endorsed Obama. Good day for America.

The Caroline Kennedy endorsement cannot be underestimated because it is representative of the fact that Mrs. Clinton can no longer take the liberal woman vote for granted.

I have had three conversation in recent days with politically hip women who call themselves feminists. They say with a straight face that they believe Obama would do more for women.

I also have read several blog comments, including one on an earlier post at TMV, from women who supported Mrs. Clinton -- and in one case worked for her -- who now say she makes them feel "dirty."

GH: JFK might've become great, but 2 1/2 years is too short. Truman can make a claim but FDR is the last inarguable great Prez.

Well, I always felt that FDR was the greatest Prez (only Lincoln came close), but JFK was great, too. JFK got us to the moon, saved the world (literally) during the Cuban Missile Crisis, initiated Civil Rights legislature, and likely came up with at least part of LBJ's Great Society (although he obviously didn't finish it).

Yeah, but Bay Of Pigs, the Mob connections and decisions influenced by that, the whole start of the style over substance political meme. Was he great? It's arguable. But I don't think- despite Supreme stacking, the denial of Jewish Immigration, Japanese internment, etc.- FDR is arguable.

OK, I'll concede the debate, but that's because I'm not really in the mood to argue right now.

And plus, he may have started style over substance, but at least some substance was there, unlike with Teflon.

But I agree about FDR. The New Deal, ending the Depression, and winning WWII (along with Patton, MacArthur, Ike, and a few others), and preventing WWIII with Russia (with the bomb) are major pluses that definitely outweigh the negatives. I'd also argue that JFK's pluses, while not as vast as Roosevelt's, do outweigh his negatives.

Why would three politically hip women believe that an Obama Administration would have any effect on their personal lives versus a Clinton Administration. There is so little difference in the policy proposals that neither side can talk about policy positions during the election. Do three politically hip women really believe that personality is so much more important that they can change the impact of policy changes.

Considering that the three politically hip women are probably white collar, their taxes will go up about the same with either one, saving for retirement will get harder with either one, having upper middle class children will get harder with either one (but I guess that the women probably do not have women).

Given the support both candidates have for open borders and unlimited immigration, both candidates will be equal in making more neighborhoods unlivable for politically hip women.

I would love to hear what they believe the difference will be in their daily lives.