Coolidge Thought Budgets Were Virtuous. He Had

Coolidge Really Hated Government Being In The Power Business. He Thought It Was Wrong. He Saw The Potential For Growth In The Power Business. He Didn't Want The Federal Government In It.

If Coolidge Were A Stock, He'd Be A Buy. The Experts Have Historically Ranked Coolidge In The Bottom Quartile Or Bottom Half Of All Presidents. But His Economic Performance And His Statesmanship Suggest Coolidge Belongs In The Top Quarter Of Presidents. The Disparity Between The Coolidge Price And Coolidge Value Is Huge. So Revision Is Warranted.

Today Many Politicians Suggest That Where The Federal Government Does Not Act, There Must Be Anarchy. That View Is Odd, Blinkering Out The Work Of State And Towns, Which Until Recently Did Much Of Our Charitable And Cultural Work. That View Also Blinkers Out The Role Of Mutual Societies And Churches.

I Think The Bushes Would Have Liked President Coolidge, Though I Often Wonder What Nickname 43 Would Pick For 30. President Bush Has Great Respect For His Father, And So Did President Coolidge, Whose Father Was Also In Government, Albeit In A Smaller Way.

Right Now We're Concerned About Budget. Right Now We're Concerned About The Prospect Of Interest Rate Rise. We're Concerned About Government Corruption, Government Handing Out Deals To Specific Groups. Coolidge Fixed A Problem Like That. He Came Into A Rough Time And He, And Harding Before Him, Fixed That By Budgeting.