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To: TimF who wrote (13718)	10/26/2006 10:57:42 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

I would have JFK in a heartbeat over any current Democratic contender. That said, he was a better president than he was a God, but it seems that people still insist on worshipping him and his clan. To me, that is incomprehensible.

To: TimF who wrote (13718)	10/26/2006 5:24:39 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

"As Democrats go JFK might not have been so bad. At least he cut taxes, and he didn't expand the federal government in the way or to the extent FDR or LBJ did." from Tim F "three things made Kennedy memorable: Cuba, the space program, and Oswald." From Jim S: So there you JFK in a nutshell: Cuban Missile Crisis Cut Taxes Refrained from expanding federal government Promoted the Space Program Did Marilyn Monroe Expanded role in Vietnam Got assassinated

To: TimF who wrote (13718)	10/27/2006 9:25:47 AM
From: haqihana	Respond to of 71588

Tim, You have a point. I heard a lot of stories about how FDR used WWII to do just about anything he wanted to, whether it benefited the nation. LBJ is another story. Being a Texan, I know just how ruthless he was to climb to the top. To get elected to Congress, we knew that he, and his hench men, voted dead people, and in a couple of cases, ballot boxes that they knew went against him, were thrown into the river without ever being counted. In the Senate, he began to gather information on evey other Senator, and Congressman, that would, at least, embarrass them, or even put them in jail. And, whenever LBJ wanted to get something passed, he would remind those that opposed him of the info he had on them, which forced them to vote with him. All of the wrongs he did as President would take far too long to list.