Speaking of presidents leaving office……Tomorrow is yet another changing of the imperial guard…..but Ike’s parting shot is a classic…..
I have long ranted against the ever expanding Military-Industrial Complex (M-IC)….and yet a GOP president, Eisenhower, was one of the first to warn the country about this phenom in his farewell speech to the nation.
I thought it would be a good way to end the day….the day before a new president is sworn in to the office of president.
Have a day my friends……
Yeah, heckuva warning speech. I’ve seen bits of it a lot over the years, but it seems to not make an impact. We’re so used to it that we act like it’s always been there, then complain about it sucking up all this money. ugh.
I try to remind every reader when I can about Ike’s words….we were warned….chuq
Ike shmike–this guy getting sworn in tomorrow is going to be so tremendously classy. Believe me! 😉
Classy? Now there is a new word…LOL chuq
Warnings from the past are rarely heeded, in my experience.
Those in the present always think they know better.
Regards, Pete.
Trye that and we make the same mistakes over and over….chuq