Posted on 10/23/2015 9:57:24 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) Upon taking office in 2009, Democratic President Barack Obama identified himself with the towering figure in Republican Party history: Abraham Lincoln. And now his presumed successor, Hillary Clinton, wants to take on the mantle of another great Republican: Teddy Roosevelt, a progressive who fought the excesses of the most powerful corporations of his day.
In 2009, Obama saw himself, like Lincoln, as a president who mournfully led a nation divided against itself, a president who hoped to build a bipartisan team of rivals to heal the wounds. Unfortunately, it didnt work out for Obama any better than it did for Lincoln. If we are any less divided now than we were in 2009, its only because weve exhausted ourselves in the battle.
Now we have another Democrat taking inspiration from a Republican
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
Yep he talked tough as a pro business guy to get elected then immediately turned on business and seized vast swathes of land.
LOL. A bite from Hitlary would be fatal.
She wants to be Chuck Norris: he doesn’t wear a wrist watch.
Chuck Norris decides what time it is.
What? A man?
“Rough Rider”?
Is this another one of those Bruce Jenner things?
“Hillary Clinton wants to be Teddy Roosevelt (Huh?)”
Sounds like an upcoming Weight Watchers ad.
Put a mustache on her and she would be quite a fine Teddy. . . .
She wants to be pudgy and grow a mustache?
Yes he was, but at least he was better looking than Hitlery!
Doesn’t ‘progressive’ really stand for ‘communist’ ?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.