??? The NEA is a teacher's union.
That's bad enough. Just think tax funded art. I've been studying some of the 2005 contributions by the NEA. Not as bad as 'piss christ', but still outrageous.
"Arguably among whom? JFK may seem conservative compared to the Dem party today, but no one would consider him to be a conservative by any stretch of the imagination. He is certainly not more conservative than GWB."
A 60s moderate would be called extreme right wing today.
"Sorry, but Roosevelt and Truman were the most successful wartime Presidents. They liberated hundreds of millions in the largest war in world history. Comparing Iraq and Afghanistan to WWII is like equating a gnat to an elephant."
Wrong again. It's a simple, mathematical equasion. Who took more land with FEWER fatalities than GW Bush? Not one US president. And Afghanistan was called 'unconquerable'.
"Hijacked? We won the WH against an incumbent VP during a time of peace and prosperity by the narrowest of magrins. Who else would have beatened Al Gore? Allan Keyes? John McCain?"
How about someone with the guts to go for the jugular? It was a terrible campaign. Bush almost lost and Gore was extremely vulnerable. All Bush had to do was make daily jokes about Gore draining a dam DURING a drought for a canoe photo-op. Easy work.
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. That was under LBJ and I am virtually positive that JFK would have supported it. In fact the JFK Library received a grant in 2003 from the NEA. The NEA continued under Reagan.
A 60s moderate would be called extreme right wing today.
By whom, the Dems? Having been a voter in the 1960s, a 60s moderate was not, objectively speaking, an extreme right winger today. What would Goldwater be considered today? Probably a moderate. LOL.
Wrong again. It's a simple, mathematical equasion [sic]. Who took more land with FEWER fatalities than GW Bush? Not one US president. And Afghanistan was called 'unconquerable'.
A rather foolish measure to determine the greatness of a President in wartime. I guess Bill Clinton is the greatest wartime President because he defeated the Serbs without the loss of a single American casualty in combat. Gimme a break.
To compare the military threat of Iraq and Afghanistan to Germany and Japan is ridiculous. The scale and intensity of today's conflict is a mere pinprick to WWII where almost 60 million lost their lives. The ragtag, third-world, fourth rate militaries of Iraq and Afghanistan have no chance against the world's lone superpower. You need to develop some historical perspective. By the way, we have not conquered Afghanistan and the fighting continues both there and in Iraq.
How about someone with the guts to go for the jugular? It was a terrible campaign. Bush almost lost and Gore was extremely vulnerable. All Bush had to do was make daily jokes about Gore draining a dam DURING a drought for a canoe photo-op. Easy work
I thought your contention was that the primary was hijacked by some unknown group. Are you saying that Bush should have been the nominee in 2000? You talk a good game about being a political strategist and campaign manager. Any real world experience or did you stay at a Holiday Inn?