Good question…

…and a good answer, too, from George McGovern.

Who was the real loser of '72?

Senator McGovern sets the record straight about the '72 platform, which called for a return to the progressive domestic course, extending LBJ's Great Society programs and reforms, and an end to the disastrous war that Nixon extended largely due to political considerations at a great cost in blood and treasure. All that wrapped up neatly in a balanced budget.

Hardly the hard left turn you'd believe according to the popular legend, a legend which, sadly, is too often disseminated even by contemporary progressives. It's time to reclaim our progressive champions who, if not always victorious, have always been right.