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DFW

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4. The reason Teddy Roosevelt is considered as a great president
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 04:49 PM
Jul 2020

He understood that the job was one of service to the nation, and not a perk the nation granted to him. Also--he understood that the onus was upon HIM to do good, and it was the right and the duty of the nation to call him out if he did wrong.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

The only post-WWII Republican who even had a whiff of understanding this was Eisenhower. I think, ironically enough, that Bob Dole, as president, would have understood this as well, even though I am VERY glad we never had to find out.

Calvin Coolidge was (to my very biased way of thinking) far too beholden to the God Squad for me to admire him too much, but he did have his head screwed on straight about a few issues. He came out once with a quote that came close to mirroring TR's quote above:

“When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.”

How Republicans used to be: [View all] volstork Jul 2020 OP
I would think they would be embarrassed by this ass in the WH, but so many love him RKP5637 Jul 2020 #1
Cut from the same piece of s**t, actually. RainCaster Jul 2020 #20
Minnie Cox never returned to her position. no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #2
Thank you for that information. volstork Jul 2020 #3
A hundred years later... "On 14 July 2008, the Indianola post office was renamed in her honor" progressoid Jul 2020 #5
Not surprised by that, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2020 #14
She did go back, and opened a bank. NT Celerity Jul 2020 #34
The reason Teddy Roosevelt is considered as a great president DFW Jul 2020 #4
Always enjoy your viewpoints. I met quite a few Republicans back in the 50s - 70s erronis Jul 2020 #9
I remember when there were good Republicans. Things started to sour in the 1970s. japple Jul 2020 #17
I agree with you KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #28
My stepfather and I were discussing politics back in 1996 plimsoll Jul 2020 #24
Teddy Roosevelt was a progressive Republican. Laelth Jul 2020 #6
Current Republicans love to claim hims as their own, but their counterparts at the time... JHB Jul 2020 #10
Precisely. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #12
He would be a solid democrat now, volstork Jul 2020 #15
K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Jul 2020 #7
So I guess Don Jr. and Eric are "Roosevelt Republicans" BamaRefugee Jul 2020 #8
Absolutely a fair question. I don't know how to classify these types of people. erronis Jul 2020 #11
Teddy Roosevelt LOVED killing animals that had absolutely no chance to fight back. i don't get it BamaRefugee Jul 2020 #13
Have to agree with you. volstork Jul 2020 #16
Carl Akeley keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #22
Comparing TR with Uday/Qusay, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #18
The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #25
Imagine my tears of sympathy for the Trump family's sacrifices. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #30
A lot of Roosevelt's kills were donated to museums mgardener Jul 2020 #26
i have a small 60's? "why i am a republican" card. eisenhowerish. pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #19
Ike's 1956 Party Platform (for re-election) FakeNoose Jul 2020 #23
TR was no peach. He did great things (trust busting and national parks) but he also Squinch Jul 2020 #21
Romanticism and 20-20 hindsight cause people to overlook serious faults. Blue_true Jul 2020 #29
Heck, look at that asshole Nixon: dalton99a Jul 2020 #27
I hate it that Nixon gets any credit at all for the EPA. He fought the concept tooth and nail, but Nitram Jul 2020 #32
My thought is that Teddy was anything but a typical Republican. He even ran as an independent when Nitram Jul 2020 #31
Although they are now the party of racists, once upon... NNadir Jul 2020 #33
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