"To the liberal Democratic faithful, Mr. McGovern remained a standard-bearer well into his old age, writing and lecturing even as his name was routinely invoked by conservatives as synonymous with what they considered the failures of liberal politics."
David E. Rosenbaum in The New York Times reports the death of George McGovern.
Rick Perlstein at The New Republic compares McGovern's past with the present.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
One Bright Shining Moment
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