Since 1945 and the reelection of FDR, for the third time, to the presidency, the Democrats have been in control of the U.S. House of Representatives almost 4 times longer (3.7 times to be exact) than have the...
"The whole New Deal was in a sense just a series of public options. . . " ~ Adam Cohen, New York Times, Dec. 1 , 2009 The public option, says the Times, is not some new innovation in big government takeover. Instead, it...
What if Obama is not FDR, but Hoover?, a Nation columnist asks. . . Journalist William Greider of The Nation magazine was startled by a faux pas Obama made in China; moreover, he was scared: That Obama may be a Hoover, and not a...
"What's happened is that whenever a president tries to bring about significant changes, particularly during times of economic unease, then there is a certain segment of the population that gets very riled up,"...
I knew there was a reason why this NEA scandal made my hackles rise, and made me think Obama was a gnat beside the mighty FDR. For an hour or so, I felt I was going crazy: That I had only imagined that FDR used the arts as his political and...
Barack Obama faces circumstances much like FDR did in the 1930's when he pushed the New Deal through Congress . "Barack Obama's health care reform policy must be pushed through Congress . The public option will be included . There is no other way . Much like FDR pushed his...
created by 7434be | 2 years ago 308 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As a writer with an academic past in philosophical analysis of political events, one of the issues which captures my attention is the idea of government overthrow: Its feasibility, the causes of its...
I am concerned that Obama and his staff are not aware enough of the danger and that his planned policies do not go far enough. Reading up on America's depression era "New Deal" of the 1930's and the times...
opinion by Wonderlane | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 560 views | 14 recommendations | 10 comments
Washington Post staff writer Dan Balz, in his article in the Oct. 19 Outlook section, pointed out to the U.S. president-to-be a history lesson the elected President must have in the present context. Citing...
Texas' Mavericks are calling a spade a spade, saying John McCain is not part of their club and they have no heart for his use of the phrase coined by their diamond in the rough ancestor. The Mavericks...
created by dunkelberg | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 412 views | 54 recommendations | 7 comments
Never thought I'd see the day when "W" started sounding like FDR. But watch the video and see for yourself. Now that he is leaving is "W" trying to sound presidential? A little late for that...
opinion by merlingraycat | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 126 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
"FDR Lengthened The Great Depression photo credit: pingnews.com One of the new Liberal key talking points is that FDR oversaw the Great Depression - Obama and Biden have repeatedly stated this. The implication is that the left can steer us through this financial...
opinion by dwainj | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1653 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Obama Needs a Popemobile Stephen Fox, Managing Editor, Santa Fe Sun News BARACK OBAMA NEEDS A POPEMOBILE, BASED ON AMERICA'S HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, PLUS WORLDWIDE FAILURES TO PROTECT LEADERS See also:...
Socialism Without Borders Little Luna County, New Mexico, among the top three--if not the--poorest county in the nation, is creating a cross-Mexican border health care program. The program is now in the planning stage. Don Brickner of the Deming Headlight...
created by Jiner | 4 years ago 591 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment