Cosmo
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What? Read the words of people like Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Ike would be Bernie Sanders if he were in American politics today. Some of the things he said would be considered at the left end of the spectrum today. He was a moderate Republican back then. Bill Clinton for example is your typical moderate Republican from old times. He signed a bill that hacked to pieces the foundation of New Deal welfare, he cut spending and balanced budgets, he signed a sweeping anti-crime bill, he enthusiastically deregulated the banking industry, he fought civil rights for gays, enthusiastic supporter of the death penalty.... this is the farthest thing from a liberal. It's center-right.
In many ways Nixon was the last liberal president.
In many ways Nixon was the last liberal president.