Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were the greatest presidents of the twentieth century. Teddy Roosevelt personified America's entrance into the community of world powers. Ronald Reagan taught everyone what government should be about, and brought down the evil empire.
Franklin Roosevelt was a pale shadow of his earlier relative. A devious, designing imperalist who conspired with his equally devious ally Churchill to bring America into two world wars. A man who used his position as Secretary of the Navy to help bring the U.S. into WW1, a war we should have avoided. A man who prodded the Japs into attacking at Pearl Harbor, made sure there were significant American casualties to engender a war spirit, and then gave away half of Europe to the insane, homicidal, commie Butcher from the Caucasus, Joe Stalin - a man who could have been Hitler's twin.
Yet liberals like Vidal will continue to trash men like T.R. and Reagan because they represent everything a liberal hates - patriotism, courage, manly virtue and traditional American piety.
Gorre Vidal, get lost and take your opinions with you!!
Something not ignored by the Democrats.