[jocon307]

"I have always felt that the liberal press killed Michael Dukakis with kindness"

Maybe it was intended as a kindness, but it was the "squirrel-head in the tank" photo that did him in. LOL, well I remember hubby when the photo was first published showing it to me and saying "They should have offered the photographer $500 to destroy this roll of film". And we were a lot younger then and not political at all. Yet already any casual observer could clearly see the dem's fecklessness and fakery.

[WarrenC]

And we were a lot younger then and not political at all.

At the risk of being nosy, I'm curious about what caused your and your husband's political development. Was it just the gradual 'growing up' associated with the assumption of adult responsibility or was a particular event or person involved?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Just for the heck of it:

[exDemMom]

...it was the "squirrel-head in the tank" photo that did him in.

Not having seen the photo in question, I must say that I have a somewhat ghoulish mental picture right now... something along the same lines as a candidate in this last election, who lost by six votes following an accusation of running over a cat with his car.