What if Rumsfeld was the 1988 Republican nominee? Would he call Dukakis an "old Democrat"? How would he do in the election?
What if Rumsfeld was the 1988 Republican nominee? Would he call Dukakis an "old Democrat"? How would he do in the election?
Outside of foreign policy, he had a moderate voting record in Congress.Rumsfeldia in the Decade of Tears anyone? Probably not as extreme as that but would cut welfare, transport etc., privatise services and have an aggressive foreign policy.
Rumsfeldia in the Decade of Tears anyone? Probably not as extreme as that but would cut welfare, transport etc., privatise services and have an aggressive foreign policy.
Outside of foreign policy, he had a moderate voting record in Congress.
Rumsfeld in Decades of Tears is, of course, a man who may have been driven mad, as well as one who has matured politically during the slow motion collapse of the American political system and in a world that is, generally speaking, worse for wear.Rumsfeldia in the Decade of Tears anyone? Probably not as extreme as that but would cut welfare, transport etc., privatise services and have an aggressive foreign policy.
Would he? Perhaps I'm wrong, but my understanding is he became more hawkish later.
How moderate? I recall Milton Friedman saying that not picking Rummy for veep was Reagan's worst decision, so I'm surprised he wasn't more of an economic hardliner.
1988 was a good year for the GOP, so I imagine Rumsfeld gets elected.
He probably doesn't raise taxes. He was the sort of guy who'd go to Milton Friedman lectures at the University of Chicago while he was in the house.
He was even on Friedman's "Freedom to Choose" show on PBS
I saw that episode. It's fun to observe Rummy in a context like that.