You are thinking in terms of politics, and Gingrich is thinking in terms of history.
Everything in the 20th century was touched by FDR after he won his first election.
The Great Depression has his mark (good or ill) on it.
He actually was a GREAT war-time president, and he had the good sense to allow generals to fight his wars, and won WWII in a 3rd of the time we’ve been in Iraq and Afghanistan throwing away a military victory on the ground in favor of a long-term loss due to nation rebuilding.
He will be perhaps forever the only president to win 4 terms.
His mark is so firmly on the nation’s intelligence community that I doubt it will ever be forgotten.
Reagan is the only other president to compete with FDR, and his contribution was HUGE! His vision and clarity brought down the Soviet Union and ended the cold war.
Unfortunately, he was limited to 2 terms, and was hampered toward the end with the machinations of Congress and political enemies as well as by his own weakening skills.
I agree with the Gingrich history lesson.
Good post.......
FDR affixed his mark on this country with the creation of the welfare state. It will be the ultimate downfall of the Republic.