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OAITW r.2.0

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10. Credit for the National Highway System?

Reply to empedocles (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 07:59 PM

Apr 2021

The 1956 Republican platform is pretty damn progressive....maybe socialist. As the Anti-fa General of US troops in WW2, I think he saw 1st hand the sacrafice that the lower/middle class did to win the war. His Presidency and party values reflect that contribution.

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IYO, who were the last good Republican House Speaker and Senate Majority Leaders? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 OP

Joseph Martin, maybe, on the House side. TwilightZone Apr 2021 #1

Eisenhower Republican, no doubt..... OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #6

None, since I got interested in politics... Enter stage left Apr 2021 #2

Ike was a tired, old man. Not much interest in the job. empedocles Apr 2021 #4

He was anything but a tired old man... Enter stage left Apr 2021 #7

Boom times. He signed off on projects, didn't get in the way. empedocles Apr 2021 #13

Credit for the National Highway System? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #10

Soooo...Newt was the last GOP Speaker that could count heads effectively, Volaris Apr 2021 #3

But he was horrible Jilly_in_VA Apr 2021 #5

This is true, for sure... newt is a terrible person, but that wasn't what I was judging. Volaris Apr 2021 #8

Gingrich was the inflection of the hate political virus. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #11

Bob Dole ? Beachnutt Apr 2021 #9

Seemed like Newt ran the Washington Republican political show. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #12

To be fair, since 1945, out of 76 years they held the Senate Majority Leadership for 25... JHB Apr 2021 #14