Congress could give every American a pony
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln's campaign slogan was "Vote Yourself a Farm." In 1900, William McKinley promised "A Full Dinner Plate." And in 1928, Herbert Hoover won a landslide victory pledging "A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage." A free farm, a full belly and a shiny new car. Today's Republicans would cringe at the thought of such rhetoric from their party's nominees. As Ronald Reagan taught, the government is your problem, not the solution to your problems.
Democrats might blanch too, but for different reasons. They
