Reply #120: Gary Hart and John Kerry

[VC of reason]

You are right, my bad.

I mixed up both times Gary Hart ran in 1984 and 1988 and remember how he was one of the most popular candidates and in some circles was thought to be the best one to defeat Reagan in '84 and later Bush in '88. But as we all remember, everyone knew Mondale would get crushed by Reagan and although a lot of folks wanted Hart, a consensus could not be reached on him and Mondale got the nod.

And then who could forget Hart at the height of his popularity in the 1988 race, 'challenging' the media to follow him and 'prove' he was having an affair and of course out of his apartment one morning walks the wonderful Donna Rice...proving it.

All I remember is we all thought in 1984 with Mondale and in 1988 with Dukakis that they weren't the 'best' the democratic party could offer. Jackson and Hart's popularity divided the party too much and in the end, Dukakis gets he nod and the loses.

I feel the same way about this race. The whole thing is about Iraq and I think the war is going to be a non-issue come Novemeber and the economy will take front and center stage and Bush will get credit for it and probably win.

Lesson: Never get in a tank and wear a helmet that is 4 sizes too big unless you are Alfed E. Neuman. :0