Eisenhower had to work within the congress like any other President, pretending that Presidents are somehow capable of doing everything they want to do just because they believe a certain way is childish and silly and beneath anybody who pays attention enough to post on a site like this.
Just as Reagan wanted to cut back on programs in the government but had a D Congress so he needed to use give and take. He was able to get them to approve increasing military expenditures that crippled the USSR and helped bring an end to the cold war, he had to give up on other portions of what he wanted to do. It's this thing called compromise that happens with our system.
I don't call him a "small government" Republican, because of the compromises he made that actually grew the government, although I do support what he was able to do with those compromises.
Eisenhower was the last President, and most knowledgeable about it, to speak about the dangers of the Military Industrial Complex and the fact that if we didn't watch we'd be in debt to our eyebrows. He was right. He was the last of the small government leaders we've had. And it is a shame.
It's not me making the broad statements. I merely question yours.
I trust all the words mean your reply would have been "Eisenhower"..'but'. I'll accept that, but it is only conjecture. As I said earleir, he is also my favorite, although among very slim pickings.
I might ask in puzzlement, how is it that you now support the military/industrial complex Eisenhower warned us about in his farewell? How much has subsequent government largesse to the military/industrial complex and resulting waste increased spending and debt, as well as adding to the expansion of the government?
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