was teddy roosevelt a blue dog

[patrick t. cakes]

he seems fairly liberal as far as republicans go.

i've always read he was pretty good on the environment, labor and america
was not involved in any wars during his presidency.

how would he be seen today?

[Avalux]

1. He'd be considered a liberal.

Seriously. I've long admired a lot of what Teddy did during his presidency and you can bet if he tried to do it today, the Republicans would crucify him.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. As a liberal, I think.

[NoPasaran]

3. No wars?

Maybe, but there was that little affair where we organized a rebellion in Colombia so we'd be able to build the Panama Canal.

[anonymous171]

4. He was an imperialist. Other than that he was pretty cool.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. These days he'd not be a republican

and on a poli sci grid he'd be seen as a liberal

That's how right we have gone

[kenny blankenship]

6. In this day and age he'd be a FLAMING liberal

Blue Repukes are miles to the right of him economically. On foreign policy matters they'd be fellow travelers.

[whistler162]

7. Likely a moderate Democrat... a Centerist if you like...

If he was called a Liberal he would probably use a big stick on the person. Since he and distant cousin FDR weren't politically sympatico and he disliked his niece Eleanor marrying Franklin.

[eilen]

8. He loved hunting (pro gun)

and was concerned about the declining birthrate suggesting that bearing more children would be a patriotic act. Many young women were not impressed with that idea.

[Captain Hilts]

9. He HATED being called 'Teddy'. He'd be a Dem now. nt

[book_worm]

10. no he was a bull moose and he romanticized war.

[patrick t. cakes]

12. i agree that he romanticized war

but unless my history is wrong, he did manage to keep us out of any major entanglements.

[mmonk]

11. Too liberal.