For this anniversary, Life Magazine has released a slew of previously unpublished JFK photos, including the one above, which shows JFK at a Country Fair grocery store in West Virginia as he campaigned in the Democratic Party (back then, it was worthy of being called the "Democratic Party") presidential primary in that state. (Link to more new photos at bottom).JFK, whom I consider to be the last great American president, wouldn't know the far leftist-controlled democrat party of today. I frankly doubt he could stomach being a part of today's democrat party, and such party would likely not welcome him (since talking about things like promoting American exceptionalism, lowering income tax rates to grow revenues long term, and supporting a strong national defense would be sacrilege among the so-called "progressives" who run things in the democrat party these days).
Likewise, I doubt if JFK, who was certainly not a conservative, would have had any interest today in joining today's republican party, and indeed that party would have no place for him. I think JFK today would have to be an Independent and, given how difficult it is for third party candidates to make a dent in national elections, he would probably be relegated to serving as a U.S. Senator or Representative.
So I suppose it's just as well that he came along in the 1960's. I doubt if there are too many presidents in American history who -- like JFK -- could have successfully avoided the outbreak of World War III during the Cuban Missile Crisis without giving away the entire farm to the Soviet Union. The country needed him in the early 1960's, and thank God he was around. I just wish we had a few more (any) men of character and goodwill and real political leaders like JFK these days.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/11/us/gallery.large.jfk.life/?hpt=C2
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