McGovern on McCain

[elleng]

"He was a fighter pilot in World War II, bombing targets in Europe to stop Hitler. But former Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern says that didn't qualify him to run the country -- and the same goes for GOP presumptive nominee John McCain.

``I don't have any regrets about that,'' the antiwar Democratic stalwart said in a brief interview yesterday on Capitol Hill. ``While bombing is a terrible thing, we smashed Hitler's oil refineries all over Europe.''

``But I don't recall ever saying that experience as a bomber pilot equipped me to be very strong on how to run a war, how to command the armed forces,'' said McGovern, who will turn 86 on July 18." >

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/07/george_mcgovern.html

[panader0]

1. I voted for him.................

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. Me, too.

And I'm still glad I did.

[patrice]

5. Me too. My husband's corporate friends laughed at me for supporting him. nt

[MasonJar]

3. He never promoted his fighter pilot background, which would have

probably have given him an enormous boost. I am glad that he is speaking out. He doesn't care what the press says. Obama let Clark down, but McGovern has backed him up. Good!!!!!!!!!!!

[elleng]

6. And McGovern endorsed Wes

in 2004; he's that kind of guy.

[elocs]

4. My first presidential vote was for George McGovern. n/t

[regnaD kciN]

7. Small error in the article...

...McGovern turns 86 on the 19th not the 18th. (For a moment, I got all excited at the thought that McGovern and I shared a birthday, but I checked it out on Wikipedia and discovered the error.)