[cowboyway]

He was simply saying that if they were still alive these liberal icons would have opposed what Obama is doing now.

I understand what he's trying to say. I just ain't buying it. Those three would have knob polished 0bama just like the rest of congress with, ironically, the former Klansman polishing the hardest.

[dschapin]

I actually agree with you on that. However, since they aren’t alive to compromise their principles why not present them as more principled than they were in order to beat up on todays unprincipled democrats.