Barry Goldwater will always be special to me for personal reasons. As a naive college student in the early 60's, I made the foolish decision to join the NAACP. My flirtation with that Communist-backed outfit was thankfully short-lived (although I did learn a lot about its vile anti-American agenda from the inside).
After that regretful lapse into liberalism, I returned to my Conservative roots and transferred to a solidly Christian college. I campaigned for and supported AuH2O with zeal, realizing that he would restore America to greatness and would slash government. We'd be living in a far, far better country today had Barry Goldwater won in 1964.
Barry Goldwater said blockade Haiphong Harbor and bomb Hanoi, and we’ll bring them to their knees. He was called a Hawk.
When Nixon was elected, they blockaded the harbor and bombed Hanoi. But, instead of bringing them to their knees, the Liberals brought them to the bargaining table. What a waste of lives and materials that was.
Iraq and Afghanistan may turn out the same, if Ob**thead has his way.