05-24-2002, 05:29 AM
Ok, allow me to burst some bubbles here. First of all, Gonzo, I know for a fact you are a better historian than this post lets on. FDR may possibly be the most overrated president this nation has ever seen. He is credited with ending the great depression. Lets see.... he created a series of crackpot organizations to give people jobs, of course, they had to be paid..... no biggie, we'll just add that to the Federal Defecit. Despite his clever programs, the depression continued, but more Americans were working, feeling good about themselves, and FDR's popularity rose, sadly.... none of his programs brought about the desired effect.
One of the oldest axiohms in the historical world is "war is good for the economy". You are president of a nation that is in economic turmoil, there is the largest war the planet has ever seen, yet you are not involved...... hmmmm. Fine, FDR was this super-righteous person that was completely selfless..... either way, he didn't end the depression, WWII did. By the way.... funny how he is the only president that didn't follow George Washington's precedent and step down after two terms..... oh, and thanks to him, it did become law that no president can serve more than 10 years.
Enough about the lesser Roosevelt, lets move on. Clinton? Can someone explain to me exactly what good he brought this country? Oh, that's right, he saved us all billions of dollars by reducing the military. Oddly enough, the biggest cuts had to do with intelligence. That's right, our intelligence community has been for the last 9 years seriously undermanned. it was all well and good when the bad guys weren't feeling overly uppity, but I'm thinking it kinda came back to bite us in the ass. How 'bout that Cole? Oh..... that's right, Clinton did manage to get us on the cover of every tabloid in the world. But you gotta give the guy credit, somehow he and Hillary were the only two people known to be involved in the Whitewater deal that did absolutely nothing "wrong", yet they made lots of money.
As far as "other than Afghanistan" goes..... what do you expect? Are we by now to have invaded every country that has ever harbored terrorists? How easily we put the lives of the young men and women that have magnanimously endeavored to protect our well being. I'm sorry if the front hasn't gotten big enough to make you feel all warm and cozy. Do me a favor? Tell the grunt in a foxhole in the desert that you don't feel safe yet, and ask if he could please fight more "bad guys".
Edited By slackjaw on May 24 2002 at 01:32
One of the oldest axiohms in the historical world is "war is good for the economy". You are president of a nation that is in economic turmoil, there is the largest war the planet has ever seen, yet you are not involved...... hmmmm. Fine, FDR was this super-righteous person that was completely selfless..... either way, he didn't end the depression, WWII did. By the way.... funny how he is the only president that didn't follow George Washington's precedent and step down after two terms..... oh, and thanks to him, it did become law that no president can serve more than 10 years.
Enough about the lesser Roosevelt, lets move on. Clinton? Can someone explain to me exactly what good he brought this country? Oh, that's right, he saved us all billions of dollars by reducing the military. Oddly enough, the biggest cuts had to do with intelligence. That's right, our intelligence community has been for the last 9 years seriously undermanned. it was all well and good when the bad guys weren't feeling overly uppity, but I'm thinking it kinda came back to bite us in the ass. How 'bout that Cole? Oh..... that's right, Clinton did manage to get us on the cover of every tabloid in the world. But you gotta give the guy credit, somehow he and Hillary were the only two people known to be involved in the Whitewater deal that did absolutely nothing "wrong", yet they made lots of money.
As far as "other than Afghanistan" goes..... what do you expect? Are we by now to have invaded every country that has ever harbored terrorists? How easily we put the lives of the young men and women that have magnanimously endeavored to protect our well being. I'm sorry if the front hasn't gotten big enough to make you feel all warm and cozy. Do me a favor? Tell the grunt in a foxhole in the desert that you don't feel safe yet, and ask if he could please fight more "bad guys".
Edited By slackjaw on May 24 2002 at 01:32