He struck me as a Rand Paul type of guy.
Everybody's "old man" supported Kennedy, for God's sake. Elsewise, it wouldn't fit the narrative. And the "Old Man" probably has more of an imprint of the New Deal days on his memory and childhood, and was likely far more effected by it than young Rick. As well, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there are a number of mainstream Republicans who would express some amount of respect for JFK, and that the average Republican voter wouldn't be completely disavowed for not hating FDR (I said "voter", not "politician", and the point still stands). Not every person's memory is absurdly partisan. Without reading the article, Rick's probably not absurdly political, but he is a business owner who recognizes his interests. As such, he has full license to have reverence for the "great men of history" or whathaveyou and still vote Republican.
Haha, my Dad, who is about as staunch a chamber of commerce type Republican as they come will even get sentimental over JFK. He's one of the JFK-would-be-a-Republican-today types, who are not rare. My grandparents on the other hand are not so glowing about JFK's tenure and my grandma will express considerable regret for having voted for him. The rest of her extended family (yes, Catholic) did not.
