[rcocean]

"Putting aside all the chit chat, McCarthy was a reckless, demagogic drunk, whose incompetence and ineptness with the facts, and penchant for overstatement, was the ultimate elixir for the Left, from which it profited handsomely until Reagan sucked the air out of it all. The attempt to rehabilitate McCarthy won't get a pass from this quarter."

McCarthy had his flaws but SO WHAT. I can point to any number of politico's who were even worse AND are portrayed positively in the Liberal media and history books.

Who was worse -McCarthy who was careless with facts and was NOT the best spokesman - or all the Liberal Senators who knew about Hiss and his Commie Spies and tried to cover up for them?

Or all those liberal media types who told us the Stalin was good ol' "Uncle Joe"and that we should disarm and bring the home after VJ because Stalin was threatened by all those US troops in Europe? (Look at the progressive platform in 1948)

I've got news for you, every Politician that went after the commies was smeared and attacked. Nixon was actually a liberal at heart, but that didn't matter, he went after Hiss, and the Left spent the rest of his life smearing him at every opportunity.

[Rummyfan]

Nixon was actually a liberal at heart, but that didn't matter, he went after Hiss, and the Left spent the rest of his life smearing him at every opportunity.

Very true. And for his campaign against Helen Whats-her-name in California.

[Feiny]

Churchill was also a drunk...so what.
He got things done.

There are plenty of great drunks & I for one am tired of the term "Drunk" being used in a derogatory manner. I am a PROUD DRUNK DAMMIT! Bottoms Up!

[Feiny]

Well, maybe not a drunk, but he did enjoy the drink quite often. Apparently he won a bet by going an entire year without booze. It would have to be a big bet for me to try that feat!