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In reply to the discussion: FDR Thought ALL Americans Entitled to the Economic Bill of Rights [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)12. funny thing is...
as Bush said, it would indeed be easier if the president were a dictator with powers to do whatever he wanted in spite of a do nothing congress
but being that they have to fund most everything under our rules, that is impossible
(though his fans would love it).
Remember both Lincoln and LBJ needed help on the very biggest stuff from the other side.
It is possible that compromising now might in the long term be better in the new congress to moving fastly forward in 2013 before 2014 comes into play
and doing something will make Obama more powerful and higher approvals, which in term will mean his 100% support of all candidates in 2014 who strongly backed his wants, will have a major advantage over the others whos support will be tepid.
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There's no defending FDR on that one. He agreed with it. He signed the order.
NYC Liberal
Nov 2012
#9
GWB had plans to set up camps across America in case many people demonstrated against the war
DhhD
Nov 2012
#18
People have been compromising since 19 fucking 80. that not enough for you??? Has Mi$$
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#15
Are you seriously making the claim that Obama achieved the first two lines of your post?
hootinholler
Nov 2012
#28
we are alot closer than we were to a France like situation(best in the world imho)
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#32
The Democratic Party used to believe those things, too. That was before the republicans took it over
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#26
Yeah. It's not like they gave Wall Street banksters billions to bail out their shady deals.
Octafish
Nov 2012
#30
Sure they do, you guys are such suckers. First, when they "raise taxes on the rich" it's not going
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#34