Reply #18: What do you take exception to? [View All]

[DerekG]

As is readily apparent from my OP, I make no attempt to absolve Johnson for his part in genocide; I do, however, laud his genuine concern (which I do not detect amongst the "New Democrats") to dispel the specters of poverty and racism from this country. His efforts--primarily in '64 and '65--reflect political cunning of the highest order and moral courage (bye bye South).

And if my jab at Clinton bothers you, what can I say, I'm a lefty who will never cease to be mystified by the near-deification of St. Bill. That he presided over a widening gap between the rich and the poor, an ever-growing "defense" budget, Plan Columbia, preservation of Iraqi sanctions, an escalated drug war and burgeoning prison industry (part of that "law and order" theme), Welfare Reform, and NAFTA kinda puts me in a tizzy.