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jeff47

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10. So Obama who passed non-single payer is above Truman
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:23 PM
Oct 2015

because Truman tried to pass single-payer?

No, not radical. America has forgotten. mmonk Oct 2015 #1
We need to remind them. Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #8
Agreed. I try my best everyday. mmonk Oct 2015 #20
Plus one to the absolute Max! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #23
The only way Sanders can be painted as a fringe candidate is to ignore history. We must not let that Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #29
What is socialism? HassleCat Oct 2015 #2
Socialism is governmental regulation of the marketplace, and the use of collective assets to create Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #4
Yes! K&R whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #3
Today Sanders goals are considered either utopian or "communistic" Armstead Oct 2015 #5
Ike was considered suspect by the John Birch Society. mmonk Oct 2015 #7
Yes, they called Ike a communist. n/t NCarolinawoman Oct 2015 #25
If you compare Sanders' platform to the New Deal, the Great Society, Ike's public interstate highway Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #11
LBJ in domestic policy was even more progressive than FDR WI_DEM Oct 2015 #6
So Obama who passed non-single payer is above Truman jeff47 Oct 2015 #10
No because the ACA is one of the most progressive bills ever passed WI_DEM Oct 2015 #30
I'm asking for your reasons, not being rude. jeff47 Oct 2015 #31
In fairness, ACA significantly reduced the number of uninsured and greatly improved access to health Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #32
Mandating that every American BUY a product from a FOR PROFIT corporation that: bvar22 Oct 2015 #44
Great post. Thanks. nm rhett o rick Oct 2015 #9
The "ist" I admire is "pragmatist." Demoiselle Oct 2015 #12
Fantastic post! cui bono Oct 2015 #13
I just call him an FDR-Democrat. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #14
That's a good idea! cui bono Oct 2015 #15
It is tough to rank these guys. bvar22 Oct 2015 #16
LBJ's foreign policy nightmare has drawn attention from his unprecedented domestic policy triumphs. Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #33
Agree totally. bvar22 Oct 2015 #45
FDR and LBJ are obviously top 2 jfern Oct 2015 #17
Truman was so busy with foreign policy that he didn't advance the ball much domestically. Many New Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #18
Well, he did veto Taft-Hartly jfern Oct 2015 #19
I think Hillary Clinton and Obama would have vetoed it (I hope). Bill Clinton, I'm not so sure about Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #21
Building on the foundation of FDR, bvar22 Oct 2015 #35
I didn't mean to imply that Truman did no good (he did plenty of good things). I was saying that he Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #36
Truman faced some tough opposition from Republicans who wanted to reduce th government. bvar22 Oct 2015 #46
Well put together, Attorney in Texas! Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #22
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #24
Excellent post. NCarolinawoman Oct 2015 #26
I had hopes Obama would have done some comparable game change on the environment but instead of Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #34
"Obama has bogged down in treaties and paperwork." bvar22 Oct 2015 #50
Worse than that, bvar22 Oct 2015 #55
this is mine MyNameGoesHere Oct 2015 #27
K & R. Thanks for the exemplary post. This history must be remembered. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #28
If we don't remind America, who will? Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #43
Somewhere Eugene Debs is crying. FSogol Oct 2015 #37
Eugene Debs has been crying for the past 45 years, and this is the first ray of hope he's seen since Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #38
K&R Go Vols Oct 2015 #39
K&R liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #40
Sanders is the only Socialist on the list. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #41
But he offers a more conservative platform than FDR, LBJ, JFK, Ike or Teddy Roosevelt. DLC has taken Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #42
No, he doesn't. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #48
Name three things that Sanders proposes that are more Socialist than what FDR or LBJ actually passed Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #62
Bernie is a "Democratic Socialist". bvar22 Oct 2015 #47
It has the same foundational viewpoint MohRokTah Oct 2015 #49
You made some fantstic (fantasy) claims in your post. bvar22 Oct 2015 #51
Sanders called himself Socialist. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #52
So a "label" or a "buzz word" is all you need for selecting your candidate? bvar22 Oct 2015 #53
I don't vote for Republicans, Libertarians, and Socialists. Period. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #54
Well that means you could not have voted for FDR, Truman, JFK, or LBJ. bvar22 Oct 2015 #56
All four were Democrats. Not one was a Socialist like Sanders. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #57
You carry conservative DLC water around here. bvar22 Oct 2015 #58
I carry reality here. The Socialists DESPISED FDR. MohRokTah Oct 2015 #59
That is BECAUSE FDR was a Democratic Socialist. bvar22 Oct 2015 #60
No, he wasn't MohRokTah Oct 2015 #61
Help clear this up. bvar22 Oct 2015 #63
FDR was neither. eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #64
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