Did or did not the war based economy ultimately get us out of the depression? If it did then it was due to the MASSIVE military build up and the industry that ramped up during the war. So, why not just build the most massive military the world has ever seen? Make joining the military even more inviting and recruit LOTS of service members. Build a whole new navy, an entirely new air force, bigger better tanks, etc and lets recover. We don't even really need to use it. My bet is liberals would hate that kind of spending pacakage.
One reason that I think comparisons to the past can only get you so far.
Actually, this would have been a good idea for bipartisan support. Whoever opposed it would have to answer as to why they hate our troops so much...