Pleasant Thoughts About Camelot

I've been breezing through a new book about JFK Jr. the past few days. It was written by a close friend of his in response to a number of unflattering biographical publications written since the tragic plane crash back in the summer of 1999.

A number of thoughts come to mind: how cool Jackie really was, how much Jr. struggled with the burden of such a famous name, how I really miss George magazine and need to check ebay for past issues and reread some articles, how it must have been such a struggle to not genuinely know your father and then grow up learning about him through public records and word of mouth, and most importantly.....how I would have voted for Jr. in a heartbeat if he ever decided to pursue the presidency. That is, unless his platform was entirely disagreeable. =)

Man, what would have happened if it was John ended up replacing Moynihan instead of Hillary?

A quote from his father that I've been thinking about today......


"In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow."

"The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration . But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul."

- John F. Kennedy


LIB Note: Barack Obama would have been a great running mate in 2008