[TBP]

Minnesota Sen. Gene McCarthy once remarked that the chief purpose of moderate Republicans is to shoot the wounded after the battle is over.

Great line. I usually disagreed with Gene McCarthy, but he was a principled man who didn't change where he stood just to get votes, somewhat the liberal Goldwater. If we had more conservatives like Barry and more liberals like Gene McCarthy, we'd be better off.

[BlackElk]

Did you know that Senator Eugene McCarthy endorsed Ronald Reagan for POTUS in 1980 and described Jimmuh Peanut as “the worst president we have ever had?”