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This could become a corollary of the famous Eisenhower quote (4.00 / 6)

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course that believes you can do these things. Among them are a few other Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

-Dwight D Eisenhower

John McCain <3 lobbyists

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by: Fran for Dean @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 13:59:43 PM CDT

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Well... (4.00 / 3)

I guess a Republican CAN be right once in a while... I know... Eisenhower was a much different breed of Republican.

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by: yitbos96bb @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 14:52:32 PM CDT

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Yes he was. And he would be a democrat today. (0.00 / 0)

I havent the fainest idea what boogeymen fought with his conscience, or what prejudices he had that might preclude it, but he let the Roosevelt reforms and revolution stand untouched.

He let go, or couldn't stop, the militarization of American politics, but at least he warned America as best he could.

If Obama wanted a basis for reaching ex and soft republican voters (and NOW is the time for it) an examination and celebration of Eisenhower might be a very very progressive way to go. I think bipartisanship is a reaching out to republican voters, not their "leadership" and apparently so do half of all republican voters. Lets reach them with progressive policy they can support. Lets do it through honorable (and therefor historical) Republican leaders.

Change
"We must break up the banks and never again let them get so big that they distort our politics and take down the economy.

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by: HousesofProgress @ Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 17:39:40 PM CDT

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