Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
In 1953, Dwight Eisenhower was sworn in as president, the Korean War ended, Jonas Salk announced a polio vaccine, the first Chevy Corvette rolled off the assembly line, and color TVs went on sale.
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite." -- Dwight Eisenhower speech, 1961 YouTube - Bill Clinton Tells Canadian Audience "Global Warming Can Make Some Places Colder" YID With LID: Are the Walls Closing in on Church of Global Warming Scientists ? Better order the large popcorn, looks like the walls may be closing in these...
The Plank (Free subscription) | yesterday
... role in the world (e.g. important, but not imperial). Think of America under Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy, for instance. Much of our current woes – epitomized by the sheer craziness of the Republican Congress after 1994 and of George W. Bush’s two terms – is the result of the erosion of that consensus from the right, and the emergence of...
Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
... book! Teddy Roosevelt could thunder and denounce with the best of them, but he could write a book. Dwight Eisenhower won a war and then had someone ghost an awesome account of that win. If Palin is running for President, we needed more. We don't need a philosopher president, but we do need someone who can make our cause appear plausible to the half persuaded. I want to like Palin....
ColoradoPols.com - Front Page (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
...the Governor's Mansion getting teepeed. Here's the story: Colorado's governor's mansion has hosted dignitaries like Dwight Eisenhower in its 101-year history, but no one's sure that what happened to the home of Colorado's First Family over night has ever happened before. Gov. Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) and First Lady Jeannie Ritter were awake shortly after dawn this morning looking up...
Power Line (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... to clock in under $1 trillion was Gerald Ford, who logged a $982 billion budget in 1975. Post-war Dwight Eisenhower even brought Uncle Sam's tab down to $556 billion in his first year, 1953. Obama's first-year budget, adjusted for inflation, is about five times that. It's a good thing the era of big government is over!
Dinocrat (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
George Will: In May 1900, America’s 25th president, William McKinley, sent U.S. troops to China to help put down the Boxer Rebellion. America’s 33rd president, Harry Truman, waged serious war in Asia — in Korea, where Americans suffered 157,530 casualties, including 54,246 fatalities. Dwight Eisenhower vowed, during the 1952 campaign, “I shall go to Korea,”...
Sidepodcast (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Guest writer Stuart Codling is working hard on getting his own site together, but has found time for one more post here before he takes up the reigns. This time, he untangles the mystery of BMW and Qadbak. As Richard Nixon once said to Dwight Eisenhower, with admirable directness but a certain lack of politesse, “There comes a time when you have to s**t or get off the pot.” Similarly,...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... and cuisines." The china was a mix of china services from George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Dwight Eisenhower, and the guests spanned Hollywood (Steven Spielberg, David Geffen) to New York (Mayor Bloomberg). And the Washington Post found the procession of guests—around 400, hence the tent since the White House's dining room only holds 130—"the sweet but awkward...
Chlorinated Liberty (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... to clock in under $1 trillion was Gerald Ford, who logged a $982 billion budget in 1975. Post-war Dwight Eisenhower even brought Uncle Sam's tab down to $556 billion in his first year, 1953. Obama's first-year budget, adjusted for inflation, is about five times that. His 2009 budget is also close to 21 percent of that for Clinton's eight years in office -- Clinton's spending added...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... issued by President George H.W. Bush -- Obama recalled that at least a couple of his predecessors (Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson) ate the turkeys that the National Turkey Federation has been delivering to the White House for more than 50 years. Obama also spared an alternate turkey, Carolina.He said he, First Lady Michelle Obama and their two girls planned to take two dressed...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... traditional centerpiece of US dinners on Thanksgiving Day, which falls this Thursday. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson "actually ate their turkeys, and you can't fault them for that," said Obama. Story continues below... "That's a good-lookin' bird," he said, glancing over at Courage, a white-plumed turkey who weighed in at 45 pounds (20 kilograms). "There are certain...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... is generally regarded as unseemly for a former head of government to criticize a successor. Even Dwight Eisenhower publicly stood by John Kennedy after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, communicating his withering criticisms in private. Chrétien, too, has generally remained mum on Canadian politics. But not on this issue. It’s not the first time he’s publicly...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... to clock in under $1 trillion was Gerald Ford, who logged a $982 billion budget in 1975. Post-war Dwight Eisenhower even brought Uncle Sam's tab down to $556 billion in his first year, 1953. Obama's first-year budget, adjusted for inflation, is about five times that. His 2009 budget is also close to 21 percent of that for Clinton's eight years in office -- Clinton's spending added...
US News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Gen. George S. Patton, perhaps the most celebrated of America's modern military men, was first and foremost a student, devouring books on history and war strategy throughout his life. He also was a brilliant tactician who believed in preparation. When Germans snapped Allied lines and poured deep into Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, Patton had a plan. He stunned Supreme Allied Commander Dwight...
