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graham4anything

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3. Obama has started work on most of these, acheiving
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 10:56 PM
Nov 2012

The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;

The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;

....

FDR cared about moving the lower class into the middle class, and bringing the upper class down to the middle class

What some forget to realize is, it is NOT to make the middle class the upper class, but the upper class the middle class and the lower class the middle class

in essence one class.

It is just too bad his 3rd VP wasn't his last VP. Then the world truly would have continued to be greater.

Imagine how much better off we would be today if he had Live and Learn Nov 2012 #1
JFK and LBJ worked toward it. Octafish Nov 2012 #4
Even the Japanese-Americans?...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #2
You don't let go, do you SidDithers? Octafish Nov 2012 #6
There's no defending FDR on that one. He agreed with it. He signed the order. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #9
I didn't realize McCloy had the authority to sign an EO... SidDithers Nov 2012 #14
GWB had plans to set up camps across America in case many people demonstrated against the war DhhD Nov 2012 #18
Likewise, everything Obama has done or will do brentspeak Nov 2012 #21
... SidDithers Nov 2012 #23
Once the war was over, obviously. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #13
Obama has started work on most of these, acheiving graham4anything Nov 2012 #3
In Obama's meeting with historians PATRICK Nov 2012 #5
The seeming difference between today and yesterday is how Congress... graham4anything Nov 2012 #8
Starved for constituent pork PATRICK Nov 2012 #11
funny thing is... graham4anything Nov 2012 #12
People have been compromising since 19 fucking 80. that not enough for you??? Has Mi$$ jtuck004 Nov 2012 #15
President Obama has started. Octafish Nov 2012 #27
Good points. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #35
Are you seriously making the claim that Obama achieved the first two lines of your post? hootinholler Nov 2012 #28
we are alot closer than we were to a France like situation(best in the world imho) graham4anything Nov 2012 #32
K&R NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #7
k/r limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #10
K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #16
Most of the wealthy are a threat to the security of this nation Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #17
K&R. So do I !! Thanks for posting! Overseas Nov 2012 #19
Kicking. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #20
Republican Version *Im bored* MissNostalgia Nov 2012 #22
^ Wilms Nov 2012 #24
I am an FDR Democrat Rose Siding Nov 2012 #25
I Am Too WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #31
The Democratic Party used to believe those things, too. That was before the republicans took it over Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #26
Our secret Republican leaders want taxes for the rich raised. great white snark Nov 2012 #29
Yeah. It's not like they gave Wall Street banksters billions to bail out their shady deals. Octafish Nov 2012 #30
So is our leadership Third Way or Republicans? great white snark Nov 2012 #33
Did President Obama campaign on behalf of Elizabeth Warren? Octafish Nov 2012 #36
Sure they do, you guys are such suckers. First, when they "raise taxes on the rich" it's not going Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #34
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