Obama Would Have Voted For the Iraq War

Now I know many people have an aversion to the "dove" and "hawk" labeling, but it's the most descriptive in drawing contrasts. The great respect I have for the Kennedy family, not to mention the years of research I've done on John F. Kennedy, also includes a harsh dose of reality on who John F. Kennedy was and the type of politician and leader he was as well. Some people have a romantic notion about J.F.K. that precludes them from venturing into the stark reality that he was ruthless, could cut people off on evidence that they'd become a liability (see Frank Sinatra), but also that many of his decisions depended on what would be good for him.

Take the situation that had J.F.K. finally helping Dr. Martin Luther King as one example. His relationship with the press was complicated too, to which David Halberstam could personally attest if he were still alive. Kennedy appealed to the New York Times to get Halberstam thrown out of Vietnam because of the critical reporting he was doing at the time. Kennedy hardly had a sweetness and light relationship, though the press loved him enough to keep his secrets, something that would never happen today, though it's clear that the treatment of Obama by the press compared to Clinton certainly draws a distinction on protection, not unlike Kennedy.

On the Rezko - Barack Obama relationship, Obama should be in the spotlight, yet it was one photo of Clinton that got the press. You can't buy that kind of political love, which draws out the "perfect storm of Clinton hate," as Big Tent Democrat describes today, which I've been pointing out for months, including on the media's race baiting. But for Obama, it's Rezko that should be in the spotlight.

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