Why I Sometimes Feel Like an Eisenhower Republican

As Jim Newton pointed out several times in his book on the White House Years, Eisenhower valued balancing the budget.  Sometimes that meant controlling social welfare spending.  But it also meant trying to restrain military spending and foregoing tax cuts, even when his Vice President, Richard Nixon, was running for Presidency and needed a lift in the polls.
Then there is this great quote from Ike:

“There can be no enduring peace for any nation while other nations suffer privation, oppression, and a sense of injustice and despair. In our modern world, it is madness to suppose that there could be an island of tranquility and prosperity in a sea of wretchedness and frustration.”

Amen!
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