Ask Not. . . Seriously ?
(Ask Not. . . Seriously ?) The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a tragedy in more ways than one. His death was one of those events where, had he lived, subsequent events could have taken a different course. That will be for others to decide later but one of the things one can remember was Kennedy's Inauguration speech, where the President made the admonition "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." How many people today can say they are aspiring to Kennedy's idea ? One look and the answer would be not many. One must recall that President Kennedy had been a different kind of Democrat. One who was not woke or was obsessed with identity. One who was not focused on equity instead of opportunity. One who, today, would probably be called a Republican. But assume Kennedy were still in office. What would he do to forestall that rail strike ? How would he respond to the mass shootings over recent days. The open border and ...