Show McC McCarthy Reflection Looking back on on the on-the the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- of Sen Eugene McCarthy for the Democratic Party nomination nomination nom nom- its it's possible to point to the Czechoslovakian crisis as asa asa asa a last minute issue which hurt the Minnesota Senators Senator's image appreciably bly UNTIL THAT time the sympathy sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy with his softer approach to Communists was widespread because it applied primarily to the war in Vietnam However when the brutal aggression of the Russian army crushed the short-lived short freedom of the people of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia McCarthys McCarthy's reaction was weak HE liE ACCUSED the President of reacting over and minimized minimized min mm- the importance of the affair In this he revealed a surprising unawareness of the thereal thereal thereal real situation in eastern Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope and what looked to millions millions mil mu- lions like a sincere liberals liberal's idealistic but naive appreciation tion of the methods and deceit deceit deceit de de- de- de of Moscow's smiling rulers The susceptibility of American American Amer Amer- ican jean liberals over the years has cost the nation dearly in its dealings with Com Corn Though President Johnson like Franklin Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt his idol seeks an accord with Communism he nevertheless nevertheless nevertheless never never- denounced the Czech invasion So did Richard Nixon the Republican nominee McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- Carthy minimized it this was wasa a surprising and disappointing performance and McCarthy paid and will pay in future years a heavy price for it |