Reply #14: No, from historical facts...

[Dick Diver]

I'm not sure which "half" (or both) of my post you're commenting on.

In regards to both Democrats and Republicans being in opposition to involvement in WWII:

During the 74th and 75th Congresses (1935-1939), Democrats had control of the House by a margin of 3-1. Yet, during that time, three ever-more-stringent neutrality acts were passed. These acts were designed to make American involvement in foreign wars (particularly aimed at European wars) impossible, through the prohibition of financial transations with warring beligerents. While sponsored by the Republicans, they could not have passed without majority Democratic support as well.

As the war approached, more and more Democrats came to the realization that U.S. involvement was inevitable. However, Roosevelt campaigned (certainly disingenously) on a platform of keeping America out of the war. When the Lend-Lease Program was voted on in 1941 (a key signal of the U.S.'s leanings and coming involvement), a key public proponent of the bill was W. Wilkie, Roosevelt's defeated Republican opponent. It passed the House by a vote of 317 - 71, a House in which the party the division was: 267(D), 162(R), and 6 various Progressive/Labor. Even if one assumes that all 71 votes against were by Republicans (probably not true, since the vote was prior to Hitler violating the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact and most Progressives were still supporting the isolationist position), a majority of the Republicans did not vote against the bill (many abstained). One of the key Senatorial opponents of the bill was Burton Wheeler, a Democrat.

In summary, it is certainly true that the majority of opposition to American involvement in WWII came from the Republicans. However, throughout the 1930's there was clearly strong bipartisan support to avoid any involvement in European affairs. This changed as the war grew closer and more Democrats came over to Roosevelt's position.

In regards to the second point, i.e., Joe Kennedy's virulent opposition to any involvement in WWII on the side of the allies, I would simply refer you to study why Roosevelt recalled Kennedy from his post as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Kennedy's opposition is well documented.

And no, I don't get my information from the "liberal media." I get it from study of primary sources and extensive reading. Where do you get yours? From the voices in your head?