[WideRight05]

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 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.

Kennedy was rare for someone his age. He was wiser than most who stepped into the office at his age.

At the same time, I notice the downfalls you had mentioned with the Bay of Pigs, etc. I have also heard about possible connections to the mafia (and Marilyn Monroe lol) with him and his family. One can only wonder lol.