I have to laugh because it sounds so familiar today: Hubert Humphrey on JFK

[book_worm]

I'm reading a book titled "Almost to the Presidency: A duel biography of Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy, by Albert Eisele pg. 188-189

Now remember in the early 60's Humphrey was considered the leading liberal in the US Senate:

"Despite his close relationship to the White House, Humphrey occasionally grew weary of the administration's compromises with Southern Democrats and Republicans. He once complained to a White House aide, 'It's hard for us down here to keep on defending the things we think the White House believes in, when the White House seems to spend its time saying nice things about the other side."

Seems like things haven't changed that much.

[villager]

1. When Obama decides to break up the CIA, we'll talk

n/t

[book_worm]

2. Ok, but JFK like all presidents did compromise with his opponents

and was slow on moving civil rights and other "progressive" policies. You can overlook that if you like and it doesn't make JFK a less compelling figure either.
p.s.
he didn't break up the CIA--he started to be more open minded about 'advice' from the Joint Chiefs of Staff--which is good for him.

[villager]

3. No, he didn't break up the CIA - -something happened in Dallas first.

And we're lucky he rejected the advice of the Joint Chiefs', when it came to Cuba and the Missile Crisis.

He was slower on civil rights than hindsight would dictate. Interesting to wonder if he would have moved as far as Johnson (domestically) had he lived, and been re-elected.