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To: koan who wrote (60849)	2/8/2010 12:56:16 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218006

The "people" do not seem very good at telling the difference. I can't ;o)

To: koan who wrote (60849)	2/8/2010 1:57:26 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218006

McGovern was from South Dakota, from a small town that was only about 50 miles from the small town Minnesota where Hubert Humphrey was born. They both came out of the Farmer-Labor Democrat faction of the Democratic party, which was strong in the upper Midwest for many years. Later, Fritz Mondale, who to some degree was also from the same faction, ran for President. Considering the margins that all three lost by, the US electorate does not seem to want to vote for candidates with this philosophical view.

To: koan who wrote (60849)	2/8/2010 2:32:25 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218006

While I voted for McGovern, there are many things that I now like about Richard Nixon. Playing the China card against the Soviet Union. Getting the Soviets to back down assistance to Syria during the Yom Kippur war. Of course, this took major threats. Closing the gold window when necessary. Implementing a number of civil rights actions, including one on Federal contractor employment. ****** Look at everything that happened in 1968 - riots (France, Chicago, Mexico City), invasions (Prague), assassinations (MLK, RFK) - Nixon was an appropriately paranoid person.