The guy who taught me it's okay to support a Republican

I think I have mentioned before that while both of my parents were staunch supporters of Israel, they also consistently voted Democrat.

This morning, George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic nominee for President passed away at the age of 90. That election was the first time that I (then too young to vote) split from my parents. I could not support McGovern, because I felt that he would throw