Reply #58: If you look at Sen. McGovern's over all political history...he has always

[Douglas Carpenter]

been a Democratic Party loyalist and "work within the system" kind of guy. After his brief first run for the Presidency in 1968, he immediately stood by Hubert Humphrey's side and enthusiastically supported him in the general election. He was not and is not particularly "left-wing" in any classical meaning of term. He did mutual fund raising with Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginian and had a very close working and personal relationship across the aisle with a whole range of conservatives from Bob Dole to Barry Goldwater and Allan Simpson. He is even a good friend of George H.W. Bush, the first President Bush.

He was and is simply an old fashioned New Dealer who believes that militarism is way out of control.

I suspect that he views supporting Sen. Clinton is a practical and pragmatic move that allows an opportunity to work for a progressive agenda and limit the dangers of war from within the system.

Still in this case, I think he is making a mistake especially in the light of Kyl/Lieberman.