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Their struggle, waged for decades with near-Sicilian ferocity, is less a political schism than a blood feud between so-called liberals and uncompromising conservatives. Last week, Texas' liberals threatened to bolt in a body from the Democratic Party in order, of all things, to support a conservative Republican...
...suburban counties by 150,000 in 1960. The Kennedy block apparently had little affection for Keating or other Republicans who seemed to spend most of their time running after city liberal votes. And so, when a sufficiently attractive Democrat came along, they were quick to bolt party lines...
They will be similarly quick to bolt when a sufficiently unattractive Republican comes along -- and in Upstate New York, that means Nelson Rockefeller. Kennedy bloc voters apparently always considered Rockefeller, in his hot pursuit of city liberal votes, shifty and untrustworthy. His divorce and remarriage confirmed all their suspicions. Rockefeller's ultra-expensive campaign, with its clever Jack Tinker Agency ads, seems unlikely to convince these people that he can be trusted...
...Your Essay includes the following statement: "Since tests proved that it took at least 2.3 seconds to operate the bolt action on Oswald's rifle, Oswald obviously could not have fired three times-hitting Kennedy twice and Connally once-in 5.6 seconds or less." This argument, which has appeared in many publications since the assassination, is faulty, and I am surprised that I haven't seen it refuted before this. Assuming that the bolt of Oswald's rifle can, in fact, be operated in 2.3 seconds, then Oswald definitely could fire 3 shots in less than...
Since tests proved that it took at least 2.3 seconds to operate the bolt action on Oswald's rifle, Oswald obviously could not have fired three times-hitting Kennedy twice and Connally once-in 5.6 seconds or less. The critics therefore claim that the timing and the wounds suggest another gunman. To solve this puzzle, the commission concluded that one bullet hit Kennedy in the head and shattered, another probably missed the limousine entirely (it was never found), and a third struck Kennedy from the back and passed through his neck, then continued on to wound Connally...