Originally posted by kenafein The old guard republicans were just people with different ideas, not necessarily bad. The new guard is freaking insane. I wouldn't have had too much beef with Eisenhower.
WELL SAID !
The difference that I see is that in times in the not so far past, the
elected members of the House and Senate were legislators for the
most part.
They would fight tooth and nail for some legislation of great importance
to them but would compromise on other legislation. They for the most
part had the ultimate goal of what was good for the country. Not that
it was all altruistic. They wanted their pork barrel perks and wanted to push
their party's general philosophy. BUT, for the most part, they did not want to
destroy the other party and oppose everything the other party proposed
just to stop the "enemy". They saw the opposition as that - opposition
and a party with different ideas not "the enemy".
Quite often after a long session a mixed group would put aside their
differences and go out to dinner or for a drink together as colleagues.
And yeah, yeah, I am aware of McCarthy and also of the Dixiecrats, and
others - I said "for the most part".