In Memorium

Senator Eugene McCarthy
1916-2005

"This is, I say, the time for all good men not to go to the aid of their party, but to come to the aid of their country."

I will not pretend to have any direct recollections of the Senator . Having been born in 1971, he was unfortunatley a footnote in the history books I read in school. History is a fickle thing though, have the works and statements of this fine man ever been more relevant to the public discourse than now?

Read The Washington Post Article
Biography From Congress.gov
Executive Intelligence Review Interview (2003)

Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life rafts.

As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences.

August 1968: I think the case is rather clear about what's wrong about our involvement in Vietnam. And I think the case is rather clear as to what we ought to be doing about our problems here at home. It calls for some quiet and some restraint, a kind of backing off for a minute to look at America, and to consider what we ought to be doing...

From the EIR Interview (2003)

"Bush's Administration reminds me of the Romans at the end point of their empire, who went and attacked Africa, because they needed something they could have a big celebration about when they returned."

"The Democratic Leadership Conference is made up of Democrats who are really reactionary Republicans. Much as I hate to quote George Wallace, there really "isn't a dime's worth of difference" between them. You don't have any political dialogue or debate; one is just an echo of the other one. John Quincy Adams said our nation had to avoid the mere struggles for power. But that's what we're seeing between the two parties now, just a struggle for power. Lyndon Johnson said that if you can control the TV people, the newspaper people and the wire service people, you can control both political parties and that's what we have now. Look at these embedded reporters. The news media and the two political parties have become part of the military-industrial complex. They rule out open debate or a test of policy at the polls. There are no political elections, just struggles for power."

Rest In Peace