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There have been competent Republican administrations. Take for example Eisenhower. Or Nixon who won the cold war with his China switch. But the GOP turned into
by expedition32 9mo ago
There have been competent Republican administrations. Take for example Eisenhower. Or Nixon who won the cold war with his China switch.
But the GOP turned into the MAGA cult.
- FireBeyond 9mo agoI mean Eisenhower was the Republican President immediately leading up to LBJ signing the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts in 64-65 (i.e. the inflection point of the D/R "switch") and would realistically be considered a Democrat president: - Accepted the New Deal - Championed the Interstate Highway system (massive federal spending) - Pushed for higher marginal tax rates - Supported a regulated mixed economy - Warned against the military-industrial complex.