[ek_hornbeck]

he precedent was set by Eisenhower, who decided not to pursue repeal of the Roosevelt and Truman social legislation. His vice president, Nixon, did likewise with respect to Johnson's Great Society legislation when it was his turn to be President. Ditto for the Bushes and even Reagan. There is no reason to believe that a Jeb Bush or a Ryan would be any different from their GOP predecessors should either one of them, or any other RINOs, defeat the Democrat nominee.

Nixon went even further than that. Rather than just passively failing to oppose the creeping welfare state (as was the case with Eisenhower), he actually built upon LBJ's "Great Society" foundation and signed even more extensive programs into law. Much as Bush II did with many Clinton-era programs.

[Pelham]

“Nixon went even further than that. Rather than just passively failing to oppose the creeping welfare state (as was the case with Eisenhower), he actually built upon LBJ’s “Great Society” foundation and signed even more extensive programs into law. Much as Bush II did with many Clinton-era programs. “

A good point which many don’t know.