nimh wrote:okie wrote:If you view my opinions as extreme, then perhaps Reagan, Eisenhower, Lincoln, and many other great Americans might be viewed as extremist according to you dys.
How dare you compare yourself with Eisenhower. If anyone with Eisenhower's actual policies would run for President now, you would slam him as being a RINO if not an outright liberal.
I base my opinion on what little I can remember about Eisenhower when I was very young, what conservative farmers and other friends liked about him, and on my readings of him since, most importantly an article published in the Saturday evening Post, titled "Why I am a Republlican," which was written by Ike. Among the things he talked about in that article was his criticism of "liberals," yes, they existed then, and I think he was alluding to the socialist wing of the Democratic Party led by FDR. One of the main points of Ike's philosophy was his adamant opposition to "central planning." The article is detailed and leaves no doubt he was a conservative.
In regard to high marginal tax rates, you and Thomas must admit he inherited these from previous administrations, and consistent with Eisenhower's presidency, he spent more time playing golf and allowing the country to do what it does best, run itself. After World War II, there was a surge of industrial activity and reaping the benefits of a nation that could apply its progress to peacetime instead of fighting nazis, etc. Thus, Ike chose not to push for much change in such a prosperous cycle of history where even high marginal tax rates could not put a total damper on. Eisenhower is a true American patriot, a conservative, a man that believed in America, the importance of its moral fiber, and the free market system. He talked at length about the free market and its benefits. Such an article could never have been written by a modern American liberal, without lying.
Interestingly, my parents favored Adlai Stevenson when he ran against Ike, because they were staunch FDR Democrats, and are still Democrats, but I have since found out that luckily the country did not elect Stevenson, who was truly the liberal, as opposed to Ike. Incidentally, my parents have not voted for any Democrats for a good long while, for president.
