[Granny Bear]

Kennedy did some great things. Announcing a plan to land a man on the moon within 10 years showed that he had that "vision thing." I also like the fact that he proposed steep tax rate cuts that stimulated the economy, although he was assassinated before he could sign his plan into law.

OTOH, there was the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis, which were foreign policy blunders of Kennedy's own making. Had he not died so young, Kennedy definitely had the potential to become a great president. Unlike Obama, he seemed to learn from his early mistakes in the White House - and he believed in the greatness of our economic and political systems.

Not to mention Joe's ties with the Chicago mob families filtering down to and including JFK. Talk about stealing an election!!! Also, his indiscretions (Marilyn Monroe being one of out several), his possible drug addiction (coming from his injury), his other health problems that were hidden from the public (Addison's) and the questionable relationship with Nikita Khruschev (sp?). Kennedy did have the potential to become a great president, but I don't think he would have ever gotten there. His judgment was declining, IMO and I believe he was rotten to the core.
At least Bill Clinton had the insight to try to be discreet about his romantic flings; MM came on stage in front of an audience of thousands that included Jackie O, to sing Happy Birthday to JFK.