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kenny blankenship

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8. You know how he kept those majorities? He got results

Sat May 5, 2012, 05:42 PM

May 2012

And just as importantly, FDR was a powerful advocate for the liberal/progressive cause. He was a leader of his party, not an opportunist who came into office with a strategy of TRIANGULATING against his own side.

If FDR had come into office saying I'm not like the typical Democrat that you've heard about, and if he'd pretended to be politically amphibious - both Republican and Democrat at the same time- and tried to style himself as "above the partisan fray" he would have suffered a 2010 style midterm election "shellacking" like Obama.

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FDR HAD a 70% average PROGRESSIVE dem congress for 12 YEARS!!!! [View all] uponit7771 May 2012 OP

what's a FUDr? Enrique May 2012 #1

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt steve2470 May 2012 #5

Shhhh... SidDithers May 2012 #2

indeed. obama was and is a helpless, weak President. can't help his own 'positions' because of evil xchrom May 2012 #3

So your sarcasm indicates you don't think there was a difference between babylonsister May 2012 #4

What are you saying uponit7771 May 2012 #6

! KG May 2012 #9

Correct. We don't live in a dictatorship, though I now understand why some see the appeal in them. joshcryer May 2012 #31

This makes me feel like Sonny Corleone Lawlbringer May 2012 #7

You know how he kept those majorities? He got results kenny blankenship May 2012 #8

Again, a progressive congress SUPERSEDES a moderate president!!! uponit7771 May 2012 #10

That's not even remotely accurate and is devoid of any basis in reality. Edweird May 2012 #14

Also predated most of the Cold War Posteritatis May 2012 #15

Actually, Communism was a big concern even before FDR became president, Art_from_Ark May 2012 #28

It was, but the existential-threat-to-everything overtones took the war to really show up Posteritatis May 2012 #36

Do you mean 'politically ambiguous'? Newt is the only person I can think of who is coalition_unwilling May 2012 #23

Glad you pointed this out. Tennessee Gal May 2012 #11

Why is it so hard to explain how Govt works to progressives? FarLeftFist May 2012 #12

Because they firmly believe that if you just stand there and shout something loud enough nobodyspecial May 2012 #17

Because progressives tend to be informed and generally know when they are being lied to. Edweird May 2012 #19

We only had 59 for those 50 days. Lieberman had just been elected as an Independent pnwmom May 2012 #13

Don't confuse the ideologues with facts nt One of the 99 May 2012 #16

No, "Obama is powerless" is coming from apologists seeking to shift accountability Edweird May 2012 #18

Exactly. Union Scribe May 2012 #27

Careful. The primaries are over. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #29

Wow, this post sure has brought out the Obama haters. SunSeeker May 2012 #20

I don't hate Obama. I don't know the guy. Edweird May 2012 #25

LOUD AGREEMENT. sibelian May 2012 #34

Testify! stillwaiting May 2012 #40

It sure did... SidDithers May 2012 #39

You are including southerners who make the likes of Ben Nelson look like Communists dsc May 2012 #21

I would not call Dixiecrats to be Progressives. Odin2005 May 2012 #22

Those Basher's and FUDrs are not being sensible. Lasher May 2012 #24

"Obama is powerless" comes more from the "pro-Obama" group than his critics on DU.. Fumesucker May 2012 #26

Yet in 1936 many felt that FDR had not been "progressive enough" for the times. pampango May 2012 #30

So which is it? 99Forever May 2012 #32

your forum debate opponent used more CAPS in his OP. therefore he wins. piratefish08 May 2012 #33

all those dems and especially the southern dems were progressives? too funny. KG May 2012 #35

That excuses all Obama's shortcomings, for sure MNBrewer May 2012 #37

Time to move beyond this FogerRox May 2012 #38