Rusher asked how he would describe Barry Goldwater's role.
Reagan thought a moment and replied: I guess you would have to call him the John the Baptist of our movement.
I resisted the impulse to lean in and ask, "Sir, if Barry Goldwater was John the Baptist, who would that make you?"
The death of George McGovern brought back thoughts of these two men who suffered two of the greatest defeats in presidential...











Curious, who (small gov., anti-war, fiscal conserv.) would you run against Romney in a primary?
My pick would be Judge Napolitano, with maybe Justin Amash as VP.