Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Utah Girl
Funny that the writer uses Johnson as an example of an effective president.

Franklin, of course, is the guy that failed to end the Depression in two terms as president, failed to prepare us for war despite 8 years of fair warning. Sent Jewish refugees to their deaths. Opposed anti-lynching laws. Agreed to the partition of Europe.
12 posted on 02/16/2003 5:45:21 PM PST by marron
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: marron
Funny that the writer uses Johnson as an example of an effective president.

I'll can't wait until the current generation of historians passes by, and we have a new one that isn't so emotionally tied to Johnson. By any resonable standard, Johnson's was a failed presidency.

His foreign policy was a mess. Vietnam the most obvious (where he escallated a small scale war even though his advisors told him it could not be won.) He did nothing to reign in the Soviets. Ike laid the ground work for combatting the Soviets, but Johnson didn't follow through. It took Nixon to establish a set of treaties to limit Soviet advances (especially in weapons.)

Johnson's domestic policy is loved by liberals, but it was basicly throwing money at the problems. Johnson's domestic programs have ended up being bloated programs that don't effectivly accomplish what they were set out to do.

81 posted on 02/17/2003 6:59:49 AM PST by Brookhaven
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson