Bobby

mizzlaurajean, davidschroth and I went to see Bobby at the Edina last night.

I was never a supporter of Bobby Kennedy. To me, as an ardent McCarthy supporter, Bobby waited until McCarthy took down the giant, Johnson, and then threw his hat into the ring. McGovern, an even later adopter, would throw his in after Bobby's death. Had Kennedy had the balls to oppose Johnson before his weakness was exposed, I suppose I'd have a completely different view of things. Of course, from here, and the disastrous political convention that would follow, not much of this matters. Motor-mouth Humphrey, beloved native son and sell-out, would be anointed crown prince after selling his soul to Daley, and go down to defeat as would McGovern in the following election, scoundrels and opportunists all to my eyes.

In some revisionists history, I keep hearing that the political tide turned against the Vietnam war in 1968. If the tide turned, why did it take until 1973 for us to pull clear? I do not remember this tide turning, or tide, if it was, must have been from a more distant, lesser planet than even our moon.

Yet again those same warlike planets have engaged us. How soon the young, ignorant, and old and foolish forget.