How much have Democrats changed in 50 years? [Archive] - Debate Policy

KarlMarx

03-15-2011, 05:29 AM

If JFK were to come back from the dead, he'd be astonished at what the Democratic Party has become. JFK campaigned on a pro-defense platform, he lowered taxes, and was a strong anti-communist. Today, JFK would be called a right winger fanatic teabagger and, very likely, worse.

The only Democrat around today that resembles the old Democrats is Joe Lieberman. Even he is more liberal than Kennedy.

On the other hand, Kennedy was for expanding government to address a host of social ills. He didn't live long enough to get that part of his agenda accomplished, however. His successor, LBJ, did that instead.