I remember Ike and Adlai Stevenson as presidential candidates when I was a kid - '52 and '56. Even as a little tyke I knew that Ike was to be the overwhelming winner. The Democrats had to field someone. Adlai was a hopeless candidate. He did his duty. He was a good guy.
And upon reflection, I also knew that either candidate was trustworthy, sane and had the best interests of the country at heart. "Those were the days...my friend..."
Ike's famous farewell address concerning the rise of the Military-Industrial Complex was indeed prescient. So much so that 70 years later, we still haven't grasped its full significance.
I remember Ike and Adlai Stevenson as presidential candidates when I was a kid - '52 and '56. Even as a little tyke I knew that Ike was to be the overwhelming winner. The Democrats had to field someone. Adlai was a hopeless candidate. He did his duty. He was a good guy.
And upon reflection, I also knew that either candidate was trustworthy, sane and had the best interests of the country at heart. "Those were the days...my friend..."
Ike's famous farewell address concerning the rise of the Military-Industrial Complex was indeed prescient. So much so that 70 years later, we still haven't grasped its full significance.
Ike really had insight and was a VERY decent human being...we needed more like him.