[Yo-Yo]

Uh oh. Don't tell the Atlanta Constitution-Journal.

The ‘FDR made Depression worse’ fantasy

By Jay Bookman | Friday, January 2, 2009, 08:49 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe, whatever gives conservatives ammunition against their opponents, regardless of the facts and data and expert opinion.

The latest example of such behavior is the claim that FDR’s New Deal extended and deepened the Great Depression, a newly formed myth that is without any basis in fact. Yet it is embraced by some on the right solely because it bolsters their argument against policies proposed by President-elect Barack Obama.

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[okie01]

One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe...

Having enjoyed several civil e-mail exchanges with Mr. Bookman, I can assert -- with authority -- that this particular tendency is his problem, not ours. Jay is, as they say, "projecting".

Unlike many liberals, he's a nice guy. But he's not, shall we say, "the sharpest knife in the drawer"...

[gusopol3]

yes , they were really carrying on last weekend about it. A guy named Sirota was whining the same theme about having been bushwhacked on Fox, then wrote an article for Salon on the premise that “no serious scholar” could be found that believed this thesis (that FDR prolonged the depression). I and several others cited this article to rebut him.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

One the more remarkable aspects of the modern conservative movement is its eagerness to believe whatever it prefers to believe, whatever gives conservatives ammunition against their opponents, regardless of the facts and data and expert opinion.

There they go again.. accusing others of what they do themselves. Just switch it from Republican to Liberal and you'll have the Truth.