President Johnson had a habit of throwing dollars at a question and the question would disappear.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.
Lyndon Johnson faced some clear moral issues.
I believe Johnson understood that the reason was Vietnam. I also believe that he felt that if there was a way to communicate the real issues in Vietnam, that the reasons would be answered or understood. But there was just no way to communicate.
This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you.
Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?
What would a loss of confidence in the dollar actually look like? Gold going absolutely nuts.
I'm not giving the president a blank check, period.
President Johnson offered the middle of the road.
Lyndon B. Johnson thought he'd have the boys home from Vietnam by Christmas - for four Christmases in a row (he never shifted course, and lost his presidency for it).
We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king.