tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post3506824529727847265..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: An Appreciation of George McGovernGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-52391736332014112102012-10-23T10:32:58.694-04:002012-10-23T10:32:58.694-04:00I was serving overseas, getting ready for a possib...I was serving overseas, getting ready for a possible second tour in Vietnam as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps during the '72 campaign. I can assure you that amongst my troops, especially the Vietnam vets, and my peers, McGovern was seen as a back-stabbing coward, who would gladly let us swing in the wind if it could get him elected. Along with LBJ and Jimmy Carter, he is one of the reasons that the Democratic Party has a mostly deserved reputation for softness. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067844122370343813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-324759455565386952012-10-23T09:49:15.238-04:002012-10-23T09:49:15.238-04:00Just think what shape the middle east would be in ...Just think what shape the middle east would be in if the president were soft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-32351268261309413572012-10-22T23:53:37.895-04:002012-10-22T23:53:37.895-04:00Nice guy but a very polarizing figure...Nice guy but a very polarizing figure...percynoreply@blogger.com