The Nasty Bedfellows of Politics

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Politics has intrigued me since childhood. Or, more rightly so, plagued me! I am 69. I was in 4th grade when President Kennedy was assassinated. Like others at that same age, I have vivid images of all the events following that horrible tragic day. I watched closely how adults around me reacted. I remembered what they said and how they coped with this unprecedented national tragedy. More importantly, I watched the reactions of…