John F Kennedy

People "still" want to know! 

History is the one thing that never gets old...! What?

Think about it...time doesn't matter; hundreds, or in some cases, thousands of years worth of time goes by, yet people still discuss certain events as though they happened yesterday.

You may be sitting there shaking your head saying..."Da! Of course time goes by."

But if you think about my opening sentence, about history never getting old, I think you may (if you haven't already) begin to grasp what I'm talking about. Sure events that took place in the past, whether it be the recent past, or hundreds, if not thousands of years ago could be construed as i> But to people who follow history, or particular events in history, it may just as well have happened this morning.

Yet, there are times when things happen, or certain notable people do something that is news worthy, that other people will talk about it, or at least notice it enough to write it down in the annuls. But, let a little time go by, like say, a week or so...and those same people that were talking, and/or writing about it just a short time ago will say this; "That is such old news" or, "That is ancient history."

Which brings me, at long last, to my point! The JFK assassination will not go away. Of course, because it happened to a sitting U.S. President, but also because of all the mystique, and cloak and dagger surrounding the case. And lets not forget the all important human element. JFK was a young president, the youngest, in fact. He was also a father of young children, his life was, well..."Camelot," and the American people felt a connection of sorts to that family, what with all the photo's of Jack and the kids, and Jack, Jackie, and the kids. Not to mention, JFK had just pulled the U.S. and the world's collective fat out of the fire during the "Cuban Missile Crisis."

Look, I'm not naive, I know what Kennedy was doing behind Jackie's back...in fact I'm quite sure Jackie knew precisely what he was up to also, and I am in no way excusing him from those inexcusable actions. But there is NO WAY any one can compare a JFK administration with one of say, um...Bill Clinton? JFK had greatness written all over him, from his war record to his presidency.

You know what Clinton had all over him? High taxes, the technology boom which resulted in an unbelievable economy, peace-time, and Monica Lewinski.

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