[liberallarry]

And put hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Americans into concentration camps and tried to stack the courts unconstitutionally.

Yep, he did those things. The first with the help - no the insistance - of very large numbers of conservatives and Republicans. And the second because those same groups tried to resist everything he did in a critical time.

Tough times call for tough measures. It's hard to say he was wrong when things turned out so well.

[LdSentinal]

Yep, he did those things. The first with the help - no the insistance - of very large numbers of conservatives and Republicans.

Sort of like the Patriot Act with Democrats, except that the Patriot Act is within the constraints of the Constitution.

And the second because those same groups tried to resist everything he did in a critical time.

A lot like the "Byrd option" to be used this week in the U.S. Senate, though certainly not as unconstitutional to what FDR was trying to do

Tough times call for tough measures. It's hard to say he was wrong when things turned out so well.

A lesson your party should adhere to nowadays.

[wildcatf4f3]

If he were around now he'd have to put Pied, Dean , Pelosi and Kerry in camps. Hey !! thats not a bad idea!

[alnick]

And the second because those same groups tried to resist everything he did in a critical time. Tough times call for tough measures. It's hard to say he was wrong when things turned out so well.

Oops. You keep making unintended parallels to President Bush. :o)