nobody asked…

Haven’t really thought about Ike in years. I was just a wee lad when he was prez. But lately there has been a barrage of all things Eisenhower coming at me. A lot of it, including this quote, actually makes sense to me and really underscores just how much the core of the Republican platform has devolved over the years. I am NOT a Republican, Ike may not have been one of our great Presidents, but I would welcome him back with open arms and my vote. Perhaps there is another retired General who could carry on with grace and wisdom???

“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…Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.”

– President Dwight D. Eisenhower, November 8, 1954