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byeya

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

Reply to dmosh42 (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2013, 08:36 AM

Apr 2013

brothers; "Engine" Charlie Wilson; and he didn't put up much of a fight to pick someone other than Nixon.
I even remember Oveta Culp Hobby(Hah) who wasn't so hot either.
More importantly, Ike didn't take a leadership role in shutting up McCarthy.
Ezra Taft Bensen?

But to end on a positive note, Ike was more like Clinton than any current Republican with any following.

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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