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Warpy

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45. My memory is a lot longer than yours is

Thu Mar 11, 2021, 01:36 AM

Mar 2021

FED knew we needed universal health care, so did Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson (who did get us Medicare, at least) and even Nixon. All were stonewalled by conservatives in Congress. When Obama came along, he basically floated the idea of the Heritage Society's flawed plan, thinking Republicans would go for their own damned plan.

He was wrong. It passed with concessions to Republicans and without a single Republican vote.

That party has to be called out on this stuff, publicly, loudly, and often.

FDR wasn't afraid to do it. It's time for the current crop to step up and give people like AOC some help.

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The trap was set. The Republicans jumped right in. Let's have FDR explain it. [View all] speak easy Mar 2021 OP

Yup. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #1

Perfect! cyclonefence Mar 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 #21

I think he was the best we ever had. 3Hotdogs Mar 2021 #22

Great post malaise Mar 2021 #3

Do you think VP Harris said to the President - DURHAM D Mar 2021 #4

Oh - you know it ! speak easy Mar 2021 #6

BFD underpants Mar 2021 #8

That would have been awesome! Danascot Mar 2021 #29

Wow! Delphinus Mar 2021 #5

Sure they have, they've gotten worse. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2021 #34

definitely with limbaugh it got a lot worse - and now he's dead and trumpism with him certainot Mar 2021 #57

+1 BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #63

Their voting base as well as their heart is still in the same, wrong place. jaxexpat Mar 2021 #53

Love it! Zoonart Mar 2021 #7

Thanks for the reminder. My favorite potus. nt Doremus Mar 2021 #9

Mine too.. whathehell Mar 2021 #33

As they say in Texas, we have only one thing to fear, DFW Mar 2021 #10

... speak easy Mar 2021 #11

Wow- thank you lisa58 Mar 2021 #12

Republicans haven't changed a bit in the past 100 years meow2u3 Mar 2021 #13

Excellent post. JFK60 Mar 2021 #14

yeah well im not sure it will backfire for them. drray23 Mar 2021 #15

bots. mopinko Mar 2021 #20

That's what they said about Medicare. wnylib Mar 2021 #24

yes in the long term we will prevail drray23 Mar 2021 #26

They are rationalizing taking the $1400 because AllyCat Mar 2021 #51

It's never been about convincing their dumb base. Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #61

I thought Pres Joe could be another LBJ trying to unite the country after a National tragedy... Tommymac Mar 2021 #16

Crossed my mind. The right person wnylib Mar 2021 #25

what I Have been saying since before he was nominated demtenjeep Mar 2021 #30

Keep it up, Team! Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #17

That donkey is so cute I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2021 #40

The R's will regret their abstinence from this process. theneworiginal Mar 2021 #18

The R's will regret their abstinence from this process. theneworiginal Mar 2021 #19

very good post !! monkeyman1 Mar 2021 #23

A wonderful blast from the past. But Oldem Mar 2021 #27

I heard the theory that the GQP got "rolled by the Dems". BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #28

They got plenty of nothin'. BarbD Mar 2021 #32

Some things never change. SunSeeker Mar 2021 #31

Love it Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #35

Back in the day when the voters were smarter Bev54 Mar 2021 #36

FDR had 59 Democrats out of 96 Senators Thunderbeast Mar 2021 #37

FDR nailed it! burrowowl Mar 2021 #38

85 years down the road and nothing has changed with those bastards. Warpy Mar 2021 #39

Yes! Call those rotten bastards out continually.. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2021 #41

Sorry, Warpy, you're wrong Bob_in_VA Mar 2021 #43

My memory is a lot longer than yours is Warpy Mar 2021 #45

Your memory is not long enough and is selective grantcart Mar 2021 #46

Uh Warpy Mar 2021 #60

Oh, yeah. Sounds familiar. LudwigPastorius Mar 2021 #42

We've known this all these years. Mickju Mar 2021 #44

Suck it GOP Blue Owl Mar 2021 #47

sounds exactly like what they say about Obamacare. Hamlette Mar 2021 #48

K&R burrowowl Mar 2021 #49

Not as well known...but LBJ got a lot done... Sancho Mar 2021 #50

LBJ kicked ass. His domestic agenda was massive. appalachiablue Mar 2021 #55

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2021 #52

History is so cool! Wild blueberry Mar 2021 #54

Link to full text BadgerKid Mar 2021 #56

It is a speech I return to from time to time, speak easy Mar 2021 #65

I'll be back to steall that.... Historic NY Mar 2021 #58

They got nothing.. movingviolation Mar 2021 #59

Wow. That really nailed it. underpants Mar 2021 #62

FDR opened that speech with this warning about the 1936 campaign - speak easy Mar 2021 #66

That video is powerful Nasruddin Mar 2021 #64

Astounding how RWers, most of whom almost certainly benefitted Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #67

Reaganism is over! speak easy Mar 2021 #68

Yes! Though I'm thinking it's well *past* time! Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2021 #71

Same old Republicans!!! The Wielding Truth Mar 2021 #69

Not a political trap. It was creation of needed legislation, with dems doing wiggs Mar 2021 #70