Forty-Four Years Later, LBJ’s Ghost Hovers Over the 44th President

A few days after the inauguration, in a piece celebrating the arrival of the Obama administration, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote that the new president has clearly signaled “No more crazy wars.”

I wish.

Last week – and 44 years ago – there were many reasons to celebrate the inauguration of a president after the defeat of a right-wing Republican opponent. But in the midst of numerous delightful fragrances in the air, a bad political odor is apt to be almost ineffable…

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