IS Obama the next FDR ?
Determined to overcome the opposition of conservative Democrats in Congress (mostly from the South), Roosevelt involved himself in the 1938 Democratic primaries, actively campaigning for challengers who were more supportive of New Deal reform. His targets denounced Roosevelt for trying to take over the Democratic party and used the argument that they were independent to win reelection. Roosevelt failed badly, managing to defeat only one target, a conservative Democrat from New York City. [21]
In the November 1938 election, Democrats lost six Senate seats and 71 House seats. Losses were concentrated among pro-New Deal Democrats. When Congress reconvened in 1939, Republicans under Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft formed a Conservative coalition with Southern Democrats, virtually ending Roosevelt’s ability to get his domestic proposals enacted into law. The minimum wage law of 1938 was the last substantial New Deal reform act passed by Congress. [22]
From an article at Citizendium
Thank you Russian 12 ——-"Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it" —But you knew that already didnt you.
Not going to happen Kevin , Obama is in almost the exact political quagmire after only 9 months where FDR didnt hit the wall until his 6th year . If not for the onset of WW2 FDR would have never had a third term . WW2 saved FDR much the same as JFK was LBJ’s salvation .
Interesting. Obama is no FDR & despite almost complete media control, he’ll never get the power FDR wielded. But the losses FDR incurred despite his involvement, well, I think we’ll see that..starting right here in NJ next week.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:00 am
Thank you for answering your own question.
Continue playing with yourself; we don”t want to interrupt anything
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February 11th, 2010 at 6:37 am
It looks like the clown we call president will have the same fate as FDR in the midterm elections.
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February 11th, 2010 at 6:42 am
Hey, I read that article once. Wikipedia? Anyway, one can only *wish* he were the next FDR, because whatever his mistakes, both liberal and conservative historians regularly vote him one of the three greatest presidents of all time (Lincoln and Washington being the others).
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February 11th, 2010 at 7:29 am
He certainly fits a sort of FDR profile, doesn’t he?
Only time will tell. Let’s hope he doesn’t get a World War in the mix, but fortunately that’s extremely unlikely.
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February 11th, 2010 at 7:47 am
More like the next Jimmy Carter…
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February 11th, 2010 at 8:19 am
Let’s hope so. I can only hope Obama is as popular in 8 years that we STILL want to elect him again.
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February 11th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Obama is worst than FDR. Much much worst.
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February 11th, 2010 at 9:11 am
FDR- Fuhrer Dictator Radical?
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February 11th, 2010 at 9:54 am
He is not the next anything.. what he is , is the first non American to be president.. that’s enough for now!
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February 11th, 2010 at 10:42 am
No and he is not close.
However he is closing in on former president Jimmy " Hamas is not a terrorist group" Carter.
This president will surpass the standard that Mr. Carter set. There will be 11% unemployment, 11% inflation rates very soon. I know that the inflation rate is rather low right now but the way he is making money with nothing to back it with it will raise very soon. By the time he is out of office in 2013 the next president will have a bigger mess than Mr. Obama claimed to have had when he took office.
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February 11th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Like FDR he has greatness written all over him.
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February 11th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Interesting. Obama is no FDR & despite almost complete media control, he’ll never get the power FDR wielded. But the losses FDR incurred despite his involvement, well, I think we’ll see that..starting right here in NJ next week.
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