Nixon vs. McGovern, Round Two?

Hesiod is a genius:

IS DEAN THE NEW MCGOVERN?: I am still trying to figure out why people think equating Howard Dean with a decent, brave, highly-respected public servant, who EVERYONE WITH A BRAIN IN THEIR HEAD wishes to God had won the 1972 election...is some kind of slur.

Note to Howard Dean -- RUN WITH IT. Actually incorporate the McGovern comparison into your stump speech, and tell people how proud and flattered you are to be compared to such a great American.

Then REMIND people who he lost to in 1972.

Then point out that WE, the American people, will not make that kind of mistake again. Because, to take the analogy to its logical conclusion, if Howard Dean is George McGovern...who does that make George W. Bush?

You rock, m'man.

Of course, the analogies don't quite fit perfectly. The so-called "McGovern slur" is meant to make Dr. Dean seem too liberal to be elected, while he's really just slightly left of center on most issues. And, of course, Bush makes Nixon look like a piker.

Still, Hesiod cuts to the heart of the issue, doesn't he? Nixon won the '72 election handily, true, but look what happened next.

(/) Roland X
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