On today’s Morning Edition, NPR called Cokie Roberts to get her take on John Kerry’s announcement that he is, um, like, really, really serious about running for President (“Hello, anyone listening?”). Her take?
“The last liberal Democrat from Massachusetts who ran for President was Michael Dukakis, and we know what happened to him.”
She also dredged up a comparison from even further back in the political past:
“The last Democrat who did that was George McGovern.”
Wow. Scary stuff. Thanks for the tips, Cokie!
(Not that Kerry has any chance whatsoever of being elected President.)