[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Very nice tribute to RMN, who I met twice, including once about five years before he died. He struck me as sweet, sad, surprisingly small of stature in person. All face, it seemed. And there's one thing that Kissinger should have mentioned: you'll find few politicians as loyal to his friends as RMN.

But while his foreign-policy accomplishments are undeniable, and notwithstanding his many statements about a "New Federalism", I stand by my sentiment that he was the most statist, government-expanding President we've had. Many conservatives claim him as one of their own, but I just don't see it.

[presidio9]

I stand by my sentiment that he was the most statist, government-expanding President we've had

By "we" do you mean Conservatives or Americans in general? Do the initials FDR ring a bell?