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Ford_Prefect

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17. The GOP hated him as did much of the class he came from (who didn't appreciate being taxed).

Tue Mar 5, 2019, 10:11 PM

Mar 2019

However he drew from Both parties to build his 2nd administration:

... in 1940, Roosevelt appointed two Republicans to his cabinet, to help ensure the backing of his military program by members of both parties. Henry L. Stimson became Secretary of War. He had held the office under President William Howard Taft, and had been President Hoover`s secretary of state. Stimson replaced Harry H. Woodring, who was considered to be an isolationist. Frank Knox, a newspaper publisher, became Secretary of the Navy.

https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1591.html

We cannot view accurately the world or the situation FDR faced from 2019 assumptions about policy or political expediency. It was a very different world. That does not mean we should shy away from attempting the same ideals: Reality demands that we must.

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I am a Democrat from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party... [View all] lapucelle Mar 2019 OP

Out of curiosity, do you think any of our candidates are not? brooklynite Mar 2019 #1

I leave it to the candidates to define themselves. For the most part, they identify as Democrats lapucelle Mar 2019 #3

I think one of our candidates is confused. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #23

That you, Howard? democrank Mar 2019 #2

... lapucelle Mar 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Ford_Prefect Mar 2019 #16

No, THIS is Howard DFW Mar 2019 #25

I am sick of this bigotry Cartoonist Mar 2019 #5

... lapucelle Mar 2019 #6

Don't think about it too much. I never understood James Joyce Stream of the subconcious still_one Mar 2019 #26

Wha???? Adrahil Mar 2019 #14

Is this what they call performance art? MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #22

... betsuni Mar 2019 #24

Same here and I will only support candidates who are proud members of the Democratic Party Gothmog Mar 2019 #7

+ 1 musette_sf Mar 2019 #10

FDR? Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #8

Interesting sig line. lapucelle Mar 2019 #9

Guess you didn't get the joke Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #11

Before I respond, tell me you forgot the sarcasm thingy!!! Please. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #13

No I didn't Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #21

I am forever fascinated with those who claim to be party purists yet deny the value of those pols Ford_Prefect Mar 2019 #12

Good post but not really accurate. FDR did not draw republican support. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #15

The GOP hated him as did much of the class he came from (who didn't appreciate being taxed). Ford_Prefect Mar 2019 #17

Certainly, but back then the military was seen as non political. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #18

I lived 36 years in North Carolina and know well that history. Ford_Prefect Mar 2019 #19

You are so right about the hidden racial strife during WWII. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #20

KR Me. Mar 2019 #27

FDR was a free trader riverine Mar 2019 #28