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jaysunb

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11. How can we know what a persons response to a situation 100+
Tue Mar 5, 2013, 10:22 PM
Mar 2013

years would be today ? I understand that you're trying to compare levels of progressiveness of our leaders and I'll grant you that, but different times call for different actions or responses. The issues of TR's day were not nearly as complex as they are today and let's try to keep in mind what type of Congress and opposition a President has to deal with.
As to who or what kind of people a President puts in his Cabinet..personally, I would want people with direct knowledge and experience to fill those posts.

TR never had to face the wealth and power the last several Presidents had to face...so, to me, comparisons are pretty much a matter of opinion.

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