"Come home, America"

George Will noted last night the death of George McGovern, and the fact that both presidential candidates appear to have been endorsing foreign policy in line with the McGovern's 1972 losing presidential bid.

“The fact … that this debate occurred in the immediate aftermath of the death of George McGovern underscores a remarkable reversal in presidential politics for both parties,” Will said. “That is 40 years ago tonight, George McGovern was running on the slogan, ‘Come home America.’ He then lost 49 states. Forty years on, ‘Come home America’ is pretty much the foreign policy of an American plurality, and perhaps an American majority, as the president seemed to understand as he repeated three times, by my account, said we have to get back to nation-building here at home.”

Will said Romney “pulled back” during the debate from offering aggressive solutions to the situation in Syria.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/23/george-will-debate-shows-remarkable-reversal-in-public-sentiment-on-us-foreign-policy/#ixzz2A8t0KaDc