Thursday, August 04, 2011
Ike and Nixon could not get the Democratic Nomination today
"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."Ike was a true American statesman. He could not even get the Democratic nomination today. Nixon either -- both of them had a rational understanding of the role of governance in domestic matters that was far to the "left" of today's Republicrats.
