I have to admit, I sort of bought into that 'best thing for the country' bit for a while. But looking back on it, knowing what I know now (which includes knowing that I still don't *know it all*), what the hell did a guy my age *know* back then?? I mean about what politics is really all about and how it actually works. At least an average sort of young man who didn't have a deep interest in such things then.
Makes it a bit easier to understand how a person's perspective about a lot of things can change with the passage of time and accumulation of experience in life.
Now, if I could dig him up, I'd lock him up and loose the key for a good long time.
First time I was eligible to vote, I went with Tricky Dick as well. A very inauspicious start to my participation in our democracy. :-(
I have to admit, I sort of bought into that 'best thing for the country' bit for a while. But looking back on it, knowing what I know now (which includes knowing that I still don't *know it all*), what the hell did a guy my age *know* back then?? I mean about what politics is really all about and how it actually works. At least an average sort of young man who didn't have a deep interest in such things then.
Makes it a bit easier to understand how a person's perspective about a lot of things can change with the passage of time and accumulation of experience in life.
Now, if I could dig him up, I'd lock him up and loose the key for a good long time.