https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/06/09/obama-as-jfk-or-whats-wrong-with-ths-picture/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:16:01 -0400<![CDATA[Where&#8217;s the Dramamine? Quoth the distinguished William Rees-Mogg of the London Times, &#8220;Obama is the Kennedy of a new generation.&#8221; Have you ever read anything sillier? In fact, it is silly on two levels. In the first place, it posits a false comparison between Obama and Kennedy. The postmodern, left-wing racialist could hardly be more different from the patrician Machiavellian satyr. In the second place, it assumes that being like John F. Kennedy would be a good or at least a politically expedient thing to be&#8211;as if Kennedy swept into office courtesy an irresistible and progressive Zeitgeist. If you wipe the glaze of nostalgia from your eyes, however, you will recall that Kennedy barely squeaked into office, and the rasping wheeze you heard as the final votes were counted came from Cook County where mayor Daley had made sure that Democrats voted early and voted often.]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:33:58 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/06/09/obama-as-jfk-or-whats-wrong-with-ths-picture-n114888