Eisenhower's "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech
Origins and Significance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9Y
That and granting amnesty to illegal Mexican immigrants, two black marks against an otherwise exemplary Presidency.
In Reagan's defense on the GHWB count, picking a Rockefeller Republican like Bush was a good short-term strategy, otherwise the liberal wing of the party would have defected and voted for Carter, plus he needed the support of Rockefellerite Republicans in Congress to get his agenda passed. The long-term downside was giving the Bush clan a stranglehold on the Republican Party that has lasted for decades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-jvHynP9Y
It turned out Reagan didn’t need the GHWB influence to get elected in 1980. I think one of the greatest problems for a true American who is running for political office as a Republican is the constant push and pull of his own party and advisers who are often so wrong.
One positive difference between Trump and Reagan is I think it’s easier for Trump to say “No” to these political hacks. However, for me, the jury is still out about Pence. 2024 looms very large for me and for America. This revolution to reestablish the Constitution over the feds and take down the unconstitutional portion of the feds MUST continue in 2024 if we are to recover our Free Constitutional Republic.