Profiles In Courage: Endorsements When They REALLY Mattered...

1980Choice: Reagan or CarterEndorsement: NONE

1984Choice: Reagan or MondaleEndorsement: NONE

1988Choice: Bush or DukakisEndorsement: NONE

1992Choice: Bush or ClintonEndorsement: NONE

1996Choice: Dole or ClintonEndorsement: NONE

2000Choice: Bush or GoreEndorsement: NONE

2004Choice: Bush or KerryEndorsement: NONE

If a high-profile Democrat who has the platform of an immensely powerful family name that might affect how many people vote IF he/she made an endorsement - and yet FAILED to endorse the Democratic candidate in ANY of the last seven Presidential elections - finally decided to endorse a candidate now in the Democratic primaries...

How much respect should we give that endorsement?

Someone who had the opportunity and responsibility to speak out against the Republican presidential candidate at SEVEN elections that really mattered - yet declined to publicly oppose:

• Ronald Reagan• George H.W. Bush• Bob Dole• George W. Bush

Someone who had the opportunity and responsibility to speak up for the Democratic presidential candidate at SEVEN elections that really mattered - yet declined to publicly support:

• Jimmy Carter• Walter Mondale• Michael Dukakis• Bill Clinton• Al Gore• John Kerry

Exactly.

Meet Caroline Kennedy.

Now Caroline Kennedy has done wonderful charity work over the years. She is to be commended for that work. And her grace and nobility throughout her life are exemplary. She has carried herself with dignity despite repeated family tragedies.

However - WITHOUT IN ANY WAY DEMEANING ANY OF THAT - before we pay heed to her views of presidential candidates in 2008 - is it not pertinent to politely and respectfully enquire where her endorsements were in the preceding seven presidential elections?

Elections that resulted in us having a cumulative TWENTY YEARS OF Ronald Reagan and two George Bushes.

Just asking...