So there we have it -a self-absorbed warmonger

[malaise]

or someone who would focus on rebuilding America, the middle class and the social safety net.

I think I love this Ken Burns Roosevelts already

[wyldwolf]

1. I have a feeling you may not like some aspects of the FDR presidency when it's featured.

[malaise]

2. You're right

I've read my history but Teddy was the imperialist.

[wyldwolf]

3. yeah, he was. But so was the nation.

Not saying it was good, but imperialism was hip.

[malaise]

5. And one would set the stage while the other

would reap the whirlwind. That said there's another side to FDR although I anticipate the contradictions including that sense of being indispensable.

[toby jo]

4. I got the same thing - never knew the guy was such a warmonger.

Lust for it.

[jwirr]

6. I enjoyed tonight. Teddy was never one of my favorites although I like his big stick ideas about

corporations.

[malaise]

7. That's the sad reality

We have to view the complete package and it is never ideal. Still his warmongering started a precedent for which there appears to be no end a century later.

[jwirr]

8. Yes, they thought they were protecting themselves or at the very least arranging the world the

way they wanted in that generation. Apparently the repugs and some Democrats still think we can get by with that.

[malaise]

9. Well when examined in it's historical context this was

before WWI which was all about sharing up the world among themselves.
We continue to pay for their ignorance.