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dmosh42

(2,217 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2013, 08:23 AM Apr 2013

By todays standards, Eisenhower would have been a great Democrat! [View all]

I remember Ike, but I needed to be 21 to vote at that time, so missed out. But, looking back I can remember there were some big investigations pretty good tax rates, even for the millionaires, plenty of jobs for labor and strong fed building programs for the infrastructure. And I don't remember him wanting to change domestic programs like Soc. Sec.. (of course Medicare wasn't started yet.) Compare him to our modern Dems, and we can see how far adrift are the so-called left wing in this country.

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By todays standards, Eisenhower would have been a great Democrat! [View all] dmosh42 Apr 2013 OP

Want to agree with you but Ike, I think, would have been a DLC Democrat. He had the malignant Dulles byeya Apr 2013 #1

Yes, I agree he had his losers, but then JFK had his MacNamera! dmosh42 Apr 2013 #7

And don't forget we have him to thank for the ouster of Mossadegh in Iran, truebluegreen Apr 2013 #11

The last good Republican president. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #2

There's really no way of knowing, is there? We're products of cali Apr 2013 #3

My point was only that we've gone so right, the fascist are happy! dmosh42 Apr 2013 #9

I doubt he could get elected today...... Little Star Apr 2013 #4

And Obama would be to the right of Nixon n2doc Apr 2013 #5

Obama: Wage and price controls? Don't think so. Wouldn't come up with the EPA either byeya Apr 2013 #6

The 1956 Republican Party platform was well to the left of the 2012 Democratic one. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #8

in what way? In what areas? cali Apr 2013 #10