In the election of 1908, Taft was ridiculed for his relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. Many felt that Taft took orders from T.R. regarding his campaign tactics and issues. In Presidential Campaigns, Boller states “Jokes circulated about the fifty-one-year-old Taft’s subservience to T.R. ‘ That’s a splendid phonograph, old man ,’ went one story. ‘It reproduced the sound of Roosevelt’s voice better than I ever thought possible. What make?’ ‘We call it the Taft.’” Another joke, played off of the letters in Taft’s name; T.A.F.T, Take Advice from Theodore (189). Taft was supported by T.R. because they shared similar views on progressive ideals, however once Taft’s opinions differed from his, their relationship was strained permanently. Britannica states “Both policy differences and personal animosity eventually impelled Roosevelt to run against Taft for the Republican nomination in 1912.”
President Bush’s endorsement of McCain is similar in the fact that they have similar views on the war in Iraq, social security plans and Bush’s tax cuts. Things were not always this friendly though, the role is reversed in this election, enemies becoming friends versus friends becoming enemies. Bush and McCain had conflicting views, "He's embraced the Bush tax cuts that he voted against. He was against them being temporary; now he wants them being permanent. That's like marrying a girl you didn't want to date. He rushed to Bush's Social Security plan, even disavowing his own Social Security plan on his own Web site. He has now become Bush's third term," according to an article from CNN. Will things remain easygoing? Conflicts in the past could arise again and differences in opinions are likely to happen.
President Bush’s endorsement of McCain is similar in the fact that they have similar views on the war in Iraq, social security plans and Bush’s tax cuts. Things were not always this friendly though, the role is reversed in this election, enemies becoming friends versus friends becoming enemies. Bush and McCain had conflicting views, "He's embraced the Bush tax cuts that he voted against. He was against them being temporary; now he wants them being permanent. That's like marrying a girl you didn't want to date. He rushed to Bush's Social Security plan, even disavowing his own Social Security plan on his own Web site. He has now become Bush's third term," according to an article from CNN. Will things remain easygoing? Conflicts in the past could arise again and differences in opinions are likely to happen.
Sources: Presidential Campaigns, Paul F. Boller Jr.
CNN NEWS "Bush says He Wants McCain to Win Presidency"
Britannica, "Theodore Roosevelt, The Later Years"
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