Wohlstetter's boys worked with Scoop Jackson. They wanted more military spending. Kennedy picked up the idea of a missle gap & campaigned against Eisenhower letting the country fall behind the Soviets.
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 02:42:20PM -0400, Michael Hoover wrote: > > believe eisenhower's presidency preceded rise of neo-cons who as > 'liberals' (some of whom, as we know, had been socialists in their > youth), felt betrayed by various changes of 1960s, they generally > supported new deal but opposed great society, they were cultural > traditionalists and disliked so-called permissive morality, they were > almost unanimous in criticizing what they considered lack of u.s. > resolve in vietnam (and cold war foreign policy elsewhere)... > > ike's differences with republican party led him to consider (with some > seriousness) formation of centrist party, recall that fdr considered > running for re-election in '36 as 'progressive' rather than dem... > > likes of goldwater characterized eisenhower's politics as 'go along to > get along'... michael hoover > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Please Note: > Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications > to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, > available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail > communication may be subject to public disclosure. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
