Ike

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David Eisenhower reminds people how the Republican used to think. He mentions Ike's platform.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/20...ing-home-glory

http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2...party_plat.php
"A blogger at Daily Kos highlights some of the planks found in the 1956 Republican Party platform that would be deemed commie pinko by today's Republicans. Like this one:

We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs--expansion of social security--broadened coverage in unemployment insurance --improved housing--and better health protection for all our people.

How about the environment:

We favor a comprehensive study of the effect upon wildlife of the drainage of our wetlands. We recognize the need for maintaining isolated wilderness areas.

Or regulation of business:

A continuously vigorous enforcement of anti-trust laws Legislation to enable closer Federal scrutiny of mergers which have a significant or potential monopolistic connotations;
Procedural changes in the antitrust laws to facilitate their enforcement..."