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Barack Obama

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2. Yes, I think they are romanticizing or idealizing a long past POTUS

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 04:26 PM

Sep 2014

whose faults have faded in the haze of time.

When they go on about Obama not getting a public option out of Congress, they would have, had they lived in FDRs time, had to go on about FDR's lack of spine for not getting social security to cover everyone.

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"If only he was more like FDR..." [View all] YoungDemCA Sep 2014 OP

Big honkin' kick and rec. riqster Sep 2014 #1

Yes, I think they are romanticizing or idealizing a long past POTUS treestar Sep 2014 #2

Social Security wasn't even FDR's own plan. He was pushed into it (thank God) by Frances Perkins, IrishAyes Sep 2014 #8

One of the things I like mcar Sep 2014 #3

big kick and rec nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #4

I wouldn't be surprised if Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #5

Thank You! freshwest Sep 2014 #6

One thing for sure, I haven't enjoyed a First Family this much since the Kennedys. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #7