[LS]

Mead's is a seriously flawed view of Jackson, one of the first real "big government" presidents who was the recipient of Van Buren's creation of the Democrat Party, which a) was CREATED to PROTECT SLAVERY, and b) which ENSURED the growth of government by giving away jobs to supporters.

Jackson isn't the model for anything conservatives do. The Republicans under Lincoln are closer, a party people fed up with slavery and government support of slavery and disgusted with a Whig Party (RINOS) who simply would not deal with the major issue of the day.

[KC_Lion]

Don’t forget about Jackson and the trail of tears. Didn’t he outright ignore the supreme court?

[cripplecreek]

Jackson’s handling of the Toledo strip dispute shows what a pure partisan democrat machine type of politician Jackson really was.

I’ll give Ohio the strip if Ohio gives the democrats the election.

[Paine in the Neck]

Mead's is a seriously flawed view of Jackson

Ignore Mead. He voted for Obama. Anyone who doesn't have the inclination or the wits to do their due diligence on Obama when the necessary information was widely available since at least 2007 is not to be taken seriously.