[The Pack Knight]

The country enjoyed its greatest economic expansion (post WW-II had a lot to do with it) after Ike and, despite three recessions, most people who remember the time will tell you that they had it pretty good under Ike...of course, the culture was vastly different.

Yes, and that generation's grandchildren and great-grandchildren are picking up the tab for that "different culture." In order to have it "pretty good", they mortgaged the financial future of this country. Comparing McCain to a New Deal Republican like Eisenhower is not going to convince me to vote for him.

[meandog]

Yes, and that generation's grandchildren and great-grandchildren are picking up the tab for that "different culture." In order to have it "pretty good", they mortgaged the financial future of this country. Comparing McCain to a New Deal Republican like Eisenhower is not going to convince me to vote for him.

Well, a lot of us were hopeful for another "Reagan" but, unfortunately, he broke the mold. (George W, sure couldn't fill his shoes and neither could his old man). I'm just sayin' to many of my fellow FReepers that maybe we don't have a Reagan but maybe we've got an Ike (and he wasn't so bad, IMO).