tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post2408409014923514527..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: LBJ Would Have Lassoed that Ole Health Care BullLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-41301014260129699552009-08-24T14:06:42.790-05:002009-08-24T14:06:42.790-05:00Yes, Happy was his wife's name. I totally forg...Yes, Happy was his wife's name. I totally forgot about the other entirely.<br /><br />FDR and LBJ were both dependent on the left flank of the Republican Party (Roosevelt on Bob LaFollette Jr's 'Roosevelt Republicans' even before the term became popular during WWII and LBJ on the Rockefeller Republicans) to pass their legislation. Much like our Clintons and Obamas, the liberal The Eclectic Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816048674683037441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-85466687509673832009-08-24T10:14:58.049-05:002009-08-24T10:14:58.049-05:00Oh, I don't know if agree with that. Once we g...Oh, I don't know if agree with that. Once we got past Kennedy's looks and charisma I don't think he would have made a very strong president. But FDR and LBJ were both innovative and they had what it took to get congress to pass needed legislation. They weren't always successful but they were a hell of a lot better than what we've seen over the last few decades.<br /><br />I Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-76380756955867840042009-08-24T07:32:57.632-05:002009-08-24T07:32:57.632-05:00LOL
That one is just good. It's depressing th...LOL<br /><br />That one is just good. It's depressing that it took me a moment to remember his wife's name. I pride myself on my reservoir of snotty trivia.<br /><br />The more and more time passes, the more and more that I think another Nelson Rockefeller would be much better for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party than another JFK, FDR, or LBJ.The Eclectic Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816048674683037441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-39487067528435549322009-08-24T01:18:55.303-05:002009-08-24T01:18:55.303-05:00I remember that and I remember how he was booed at...I remember that and I remember how he was booed at the RNC one year. Well, he died happy, or with Happy?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-24980331680599497742009-08-24T00:41:39.650-05:002009-08-24T00:41:39.650-05:00Without seeking to minimize Johnson's ability ...Without seeking to minimize Johnson's ability to keep the core of his own party in line, his real advantage in passing the Great Society and civil rights legislation was one no liberal legislation has had since Nixon.<br /><br />Nelson Rockefeller.<br /><br />Rockefeller was the last liberal Republican who actually controlled a key bloc of votes that would enable the center-left to break the The Eclectic Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816048674683037441noreply@blogger.com