JFK’s “conservative” policies cited by his fan club:
1) JFK cut taxes.
2) JFK spoke out against communist regimes.
3) Umm…er…ah…
JFK’s liberal policies cited by me:
1) JFK supported universal health care and socialized medicine.
2) JFK wanted to “reform” immigration laws by allowing massive immigration from third world countries.
3) JFK pushed to replace the death penalty with so-called “life” sentences that allowed parole.
4) JFK was a yes-man for corrupt labor unions like AFL-CIO (pushing for minimum wage hikes, etc.)
5) JFK enacted a massive new federal spending, guidelines, regulations and control over education.
6) JFK greatly expanded welfare benefits.
7) JFK created the cabinet-level Department of Housing and Urban Affairs to oversee his new entitlement programs from the $3.19 billion omnibus Housing Bill of 1961 that he got Congress to pass.
8) JFK enacted the Health Services for Agricultural Migratory Workers Act.
9) JFK created a "pilot" Food Stamp program for poor Americans.
10) JFK passed the “Clean Air Act of 1963” that greatly expanded the powers of the federal government in "preventing and controlling air pollution”, as well as doubling the federal funds to “combat water pollution”.
11) This list could easily continue. Etc., etc. etc.
#1 was borne out of the common sense reasoning regarding the law of diminishing returns when it comes to confiscatory taxation.
As for #2, Bay of Pigs kinda put that to bed as “just talk.” Selling out to Khrushchev was the death knell.
This kid was so far out of his element and unprepared for the job as President that we were lucky to dodge WW3.
That also doesn’t even begin to cover his drug addictions and being an epic-level sexual predator. JFK is what happens when you let the media anoint your President.
The ‘60s should’ve been Nixon’s time to shine. I think he would’ve excised the cancer of Castro early on (he wouldn’t have left our people to twist in the wind). He could handle the bluster of Khrushchev which made JFK pee his panties. I believe he would’ve decisively handled Vietnam and kept a free south. No atrocious “Great Society” programs or the like. A more reasonable approach to Civil Rights which would’ve given full credit to the GOP as it always deserved. No radical immigration policies to transform America into a Turd World $hithole and give Democrats limitless supporters.
Add to that a Justice Department that would’ve scrutinized the corruption of JFK-LBJ’s ‘60 race and sent people to prison, and also exposed the two publicly as sex predators. LBJ dying in prison. Sen. JFK overdosing on one of his feel-good drugs ahead of prison by 1964 after being found with prostitutes. RFK going to prison. Ted the Swimmer never reaching the Senate. The Kennedy myth shattered.
A far different and better country today.