That won't keep SS from abolishing itself. In the meantime, the young should pay the stupidity tax.

Being familiar with Diana Wests latest book I am beginning to wonder just how "socialist" Eisenhower became in his life. He was a political general like Colin Powell and I suspect every bit as much a big government republican.

What I appreciate about this post is just opening the site up and seeing a painting of Eisenhower and being reminded of our history and men of merit.

I don't think you can deal directly with the Russians in WWII and not know exactly what communism and sociaisml was and is.

Although a Republican, Ike was no fan of the big govt crowd in the GOP. Upon leaving office he publicly warned against abuses by the military-industrial complex.

He was as suspicious of the one-percenters as he was of the growing influence of the welfare class. Probably the last populist president we will ever see, he was a champion of the common man.

Eisenhower wasn't tghe brightest knife in the draw and made many, many domestic and foreign policy mistakes. He looked good only because of Truman, Stevenson and Kennedy, people of a caliber usually only found in Amherst.

Social Security was and is a disaster. It was a fraud that no one demanded pushed by a Marxist who wished to contriol the people and defended by people who wish that the serf class be extended.

Eisenhower wasn't tghe brightest knife in the draw and made many, many domestic and foreign policy mistakes. He looked good only because of Truman, Stevenson and Kennedy, people of a caliber usually only found in Amherst.

Social Security was and is a disaster. It was a fraud that no one demanded pushed by a Marxist who wished to contriol the people and defended by people who wish that the serf class be extended.

Gee. Too bad they couldn't find somebody bright to be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. That kerfuffle might not have dragged on so long.

I have neither the time or inclination to do so again, but many years ago as a tyke I read Eisenhower's memoir of his time as President. My big takeaway was that Eisenhower had as one of his major priorities, and a guiding principle, that the government not engage in deficit spending. He was very proud of the fact that at least for one year, the books balanced, and he complained bitterly when the Congress backslid into borrowing.

Also remember that in the 50's, America was amassing wealth big-time, as the only functional big economy left standing after the War. We could afford those things, SS and UI and farm subsidies after the devastating years of the Depression and Dustbowl, a recent and painful memory to everyone.

Having a balanced budget coming as a first prerequisite of good governance, restrains for a time the one-way spending ratchet inherent in all social programs.

Unfortunately, we don't have enough hard-headed Eisenhowers of impeccable rectitude, and eventually we fall into perdition and pick a noxious snake-oil-salesman who promises a chicken in every pot, paid for by those evil greedy bastards who hate women, children, minorities, and puppies.

So Eisenhower's warning is effective, until the ratchet clicks one too many times and we run out of other people's money..