I was still a moderate Republican with a side interest in Bill Buckley libertarianism when RFK Sr. was assassinated, [View all]

but I was deeply and genuinely saddened because I liked him, too. I would much rather have seen him run against Tricky Dick than Happy Hubird and his politics of joy. I think RFK Sr. could have beaten Nixon and I would have been happy to see it happen. Still, I have to be glad he's not around to see his out-of-control Jr. There must have been hurricane when Jr. was born because he definitely fell far from the tree.