Do you think Dwight Eisenhower was a good President?

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Do you think Dwight Eisenhower was a good President?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Yes I do, and it is good to see that you have switched over to the Democrats, Rocky!

[Хahar 🤔]

Yes. '52 and '56 were rare elections, where the electorate couldn't go wrong.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Yes. '52 and '56 were rare elections, where the electorate couldn't go wrong.

What about '44 and '76?

[Joe Republic]

Yes. '52 and '56 were rare elections, where the electorate couldn't go wrong.

What about '44 and '76?

But the electorate did go wrong in '76.

[WalterMitty]

sure he was 'good'.  perfectly adequate.  but certainly not great.

he dragged his feet on civil rights.  had no real interest in the matter.  he let the situation in little rock spiral out of control before he stepped in.

[Lincoln Republican]

Eisenhower was a decent President, adequate, not great, but he was not nearly as good a President as he was a commanding general.

By the way, "Rockefeller Republican," thumbs down on your avatar change to red.

You should now change your name to "Harriman Democrat," as you are no longer a Republican at all.

[Joe Republic]

By the way, "Rockefeller Republican," thumbs down on your avatar change to red.

You should now change your name to "Harriman Democrat," as you are no longer a Republican at all.

And I guess since it's an Illinois avatar, he must be living in that state now too, right?

On this forum, an avatar is not always an accurate descriptor for that person.  Just because he supports Obama doesn't mean he is no longer a Republican.

[JSojourner]

A great infrastructure President.  A very good and decent man.  Decidely non-religious, meaning he would never get elected today. And prescient with his warning about the military-industrial complex.

But he got us involved in Southeast Asia and, as someone already pointed out, was slow to pick up the vision for civil rights.

[Lief 🗽]

A very good President. Competent, decent, moderate. He was a Republican, but he didn't try to destroy the New Deal like later Republicans would; in fact, he expanded it. He built the highways and began NASA. He also appointed some great supreme court justices, in Brennan and Warren.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I agree with WalterMitty and Tammany Hall Republican.

Eisenhower was a good President, but not a great President. Eisenhower got the federal highway act passed and he led a stable economy.

But on the downside, he was a lackluster President. But, it was not his fault for some part, the congress was very democratic beginning in early 1955 and to the end of his term. Eisenhower put forth good legislation, but it failed to come forth because of the congress.

I believe that eh could have been a near great President, had it not been for the democratic congress. Thank you.

Tell me, Gporter, have you read Master of the Senate?  If you had, then you know that LBJ and Rayburn bent over backwards to work with Eisenhower, and they passed everything he asked for.  Hack!

[Lincoln Republican]

He also appointed some great supreme court justices, in Brennan and Warren.

The two biggest mistakes Eisenhower made actually.

He only appointed Brennan because his advisers believed the appointment of a Catholic Democrat from the northeast would gain favor with Democratic voters, as the appointment was made shortly before the 1956 election, as a recess appointment.

Eisenhower himself said that his appointment of Warren was the biggest mistake of his Presidency. He had not expected Warren to be so liberal.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

He also appointed some great supreme court justices, in Brennan and Warren.

The two biggest mistakes Eisenhower made actually.

He only appointed Brennan because his advisers believed the appointment of a Catholic Democrat from the northeast would gain favor with Democratic voters, as the appointment was made shortly before the 1956 election, as a recess appointment.

Eisenhower himself said that his appointment of Warren was the biggest mistake of his Presidency. He had not expected Warren to be so liberal.

I agree with you, Tammany, on everything except the first sentence.  I think Warren and Brennan were two of the greatest Justices the SCOTUS ever had.

[Lincoln Republican]

By the way, "Rockefeller Republican," thumbs down on your avatar change to red.

You should now change your name to "Harriman Democrat," as you are no longer a Republican at all.

And I guess since it's an Illinois avatar, he must be living in that state now too, right?

On this forum, an avatar is not always an accurate descriptor for that person.  Just because he supports Obama doesn't mean he is no longer a Republican.

Well, if one says they are a Democrat, than I can only take them at their word  that they are a Democrat.

[Lincoln Republican]

He also appointed some great supreme court justices, in Brennan and Warren.

The two biggest mistakes Eisenhower made actually.

He only appointed Brennan because his advisers believed the appointment of a Catholic Democrat from the northeast would gain favor with Democratic voters, as the appointment was made shortly before the 1956 election, as a recess appointment.

Eisenhower himself said that his appointment of Warren was the biggest mistake of his Presidency. He had not expected Warren to be so liberal.

I agree with you, Tammany, on everything except the first sentence.  I think Warren and Brennan were two of the greatest Justices the SCOTUS ever had.

You and I shall agree to disagree in this matter then.

That is, after all, the essence of democracy.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

By the way, "Rockefeller Republican," thumbs down on your avatar change to red.

You should now change your name to "Harriman Democrat," as you are no longer a Republican at all.

And I guess since it's an Illinois avatar, he must be living in that state now too, right?

On this forum, an avatar is not always an accurate descriptor for that person.  Just because he supports Obama doesn't mean he is no longer a Republican.

Well, if one says they are a Democrat, than I can only take them at their word  that they are a Democrat.

Has he said that he is a Democrat?  I must have missed the occasion.

[Lincoln Republican]

By the way, "Rockefeller Republican," thumbs down on your avatar change to red.

You should now change your name to "Harriman Democrat," as you are no longer a Republican at all.

And I guess since it's an Illinois avatar, he must be living in that state now too, right?

On this forum, an avatar is not always an accurate descriptor for that person.  Just because he supports Obama doesn't mean he is no longer a Republican.

Well, if one says they are a Democrat, than I can only take them at their word  that they are a Democrat.

Has he said that he is a Democrat?  I must have missed the occasion.

Nit picker.

You know very well that in this format, i.e. the internet, what is posted by the poster is understood to be the statement of that poster.

Nevertheless, if you insist on bringing this down to an extremely elementary level so that anyone can understand, revision follows

Well, if one posts they are a Democrat, then I can only take their post as their factual written affirmation that they are a Democrat.

[Lincoln Republican]

Good grief, I see that Rockefeller Republican is back to an independent avatar again, from yet another state, at least, as of this posting.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Good grief, I see that Rockefeller Republican is back to an independent avatar again, from yet another state, at least, as of this posting.

Well I've changed it back to I-ME because I am running for the Governorship of the Northeast. BTW: Winfield what does my avatar have to do with this topic of Do you think Dwight Eisenhower was a Good President?

[Lincoln Republican]

Good grief, I see that Rockefeller Republican is back to an independent avatar again, from yet another state, at least, as of this posting.

Well I've changed it back to I-ME because I am running for the Governorship of the Northeast. BTW: Winfield what does my avatar have to do with this topic of Do you think Dwight Eisenhower was a Good President?

To answer that question, you may want to refer to page 1, second post, which is from Warner for Senate '08, who was the first to refer to your change to Democrat.

Really, your avatar has nothing to do with the subject matter, however, have you read some of the threads in this forum?  Many of them go off topic quickly and remain off topic for some time, some never back on topic.  At least I addressed the original question, as did Warner.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No.

[Nym90]

Better than any Republican President since. Did a lot of good things (or at least didn't attempt to stop them from happening) but could've done a lot more.

[afleitch]

Yes.

Unfortunately he was rather passive when it came to issues he genuinely cared about. He was a great help to his successor, Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis

[Tetro Kornbluth]

He was a foreign policy disaster - even from a "US Interests" POV (perhaps more so actually, considering that when Eisenhower and the US interfered in the Suez crisis in order to 'calm down' Eden & the French (which was one of the best moments of his presidency) the Americans will widely seen as "the good guys" in the Arab world over the imperalist French & English....... *sigh*

[JSojourner]

I agree with you, Tammany, on everything except the first sentence.  I think Warren and Brennan were two of the greatest Justices the SCOTUS ever had.
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