Breathtaking history from 1983: Sen. Edward Kennedy's offer of aid and comfort to the USSR's General Secretary Andropov, behind the back of his own nation's president.
RIP? Maybe not.
Kennedy's message was simple. He proposed an unabashed quid pro quo. Kennedy would lend Andropov a hand in dealing with President Reagan. In return, the Soviet leader would lend the Democratic Party a hand in challenging Reagan in the 1984 presidential election.Posted by Alan at August 29, 2009 03:35 PM