"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".
Well, come on - even a broken clock is right twice a day - JFK on tax cuts or FDR on WWII? I don;t like their socialism as much as the next FReeper, but I would trust a Dem like Truman over any of their current crop to continue the war on terrorism.
Not so much an unpardonable sin as just pretty damn dumb.