Comment by emdfl

October 6, 2008 @ 5:46 pm

Those unemployment numbers would probably have continued to stay at those levels except that WWII came along.

Comment by Jim Gwyn

October 7, 2008 @ 2:28 am

I have to respectfully disagree. IMHO, Woodrow Wilson edges out FRR.

Consider that he violated our neutrality wrt to the dynastic fight in WW-I. He also ran for re-election on the strength of having kept us out of that fracas. After re-election, it was heigh-ho, let’s go. Our participation in the war led to much of the later unpleasantness. Also, he instituted all sorts of authoritarian controls that were useful to that other democrat. Also, he was the originator of the League of nations, the predecessor of the UN. In short, he prepared the field for FDR.

Comment by Jim Gwyn

October 7, 2008 @ 2:39 am

Whoops. I thought I typed FD R. The sites software edited it, I guess.

(Remember, you’ve mispronounced it if you leave out the spit.)

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Comment by Phil

October 8, 2008 @ 5:27 am

I too respectfully disagree.

Just as I don’t blame jack Daniels for the drunk driver or S&W for the criminal, I cannot blame a predecessor for the actions of a tyrant, which is what FDR was.