The problem with that, of course, would have been that Quayle was trying to compare himself favorably to JFK. To be honest, JFK had some good points (for a Democrat), but then so did Truman and FDR. Too bad they don't make 'em like that anymore.
"The problem with that, of course, would have been that Quayle was trying to compare himself favorably to JFK."
Right, and I always thought that was a tactical error. The Dims take no prisoners, so no quarter should be given to ANY of their manufactured luminaries.
Yeah Quayle screwed up, but what can you expect from a man who committed the absolutely unpardonable sin of mispelling "potato".