Ideological Fringe?

[Mark_Henderson]

There seems to be a mix of Bush supporters and detractors here, so I'm curious what people will have to say on this.

I'm of the opinion that GW Bush may represent the ideologically extreme wing of his party more than any President in the last 100 years. From placing timber/oil industry executives in charge of environmental regulatory agencies, to seeking constitutional amendments for social issues, to cutting taxes on the wealthy during a time of deficit spending, Bush consistently takes the right wing stance, though he tries to portray this differently when seeking re-election.

In 1972, the Democrats were arguably out of step by how far left the party shifted with George McGovern. It's comical to look at footage from that convention because the people on the podium look like the cast from "Hair". But, McGovern didn't get elected.

My question is, can you think of any President since World War II who has governed from a more ideologically extreme position?

[townes]

Stalin?






I know, I know, it's a toss-up, but it's still a good guess.

[dchester]

Reagan
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[Flagg the Wanderer]

Hard to say, Mark. Economically he's been much closer to the middle of the road, while socially he's been on the wing much of the time (with the exception of the Stem-Cell EA, which was painted as extremist but was actually not a bad compromise, in my opinion.)

[jeepndd]

All of the most knowlegable people I know in regard to the environment have jobs. They work for timber companies and environmental engineering firms. They have the degrees and the background to be experts. Where else would you expect to find these experts except in fields where they employ them? And don't even try some organization like the Sierra Club, they are lobbyists not scientists...

You have given a very small sampling from which to choose from but I would have to say Eisenhower who gave us "under god" in the Pledge of Allegience "...to seperate us from those godless communists..." amongst other things. Think McCarthy and blacklists...yes, Bush has nothing on them. :thumb: