[zarf]

McGovern was a better candidate with a better campaign than the amateurish nonsense that we've seen from the Kerry Staff so far.

For all of McGovern's faults, he was a class act. I never knew of McGovern's impressive war record in WW2 until recently. He never once to my knowledge brought it up during the 72 campaign.

[maryz]

For all of McGovern's faults, he was a class act.

More startling than the reticence about his war record is that he actually ran on what he believed. Ok, not too many voters believed the same things, but you have to give him credit.

[sphinx]

For all of McGovern's faults, he was a class act.

McGovern was an honest liberal. Used to be a common type but a vanishing breed today. The Carter-Mondale-Dukakis string of wipeouts persuaded the lefties that they had to lie to win, and they've operated on that principle ever since.