Kennedy and Obama

Ray McGovern reminds us of a speech by John Kennedy that changed the world. It ended the cold war. The fundamental point Kennedy made:

"What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. … I am talking about genuine peace – the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living – the kind that enables man and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children – not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women – not merely peace in our time but peace for all time. …"

And then, in comparing Kennedy and Obama, McGovern quotes former Air Force Col. Morris Davis, who quit his job as chief prosecutor at Guantanamo when ordered to accept testimony based on waterboarding under the Bush administration:

"There's a pair of testicles somewhere between the Capitol Building and the White House that fell off the President after Election Day [2008]."