Edwards is FDR with a Southern Accent

[smokey nj]

http://www.democratictalkradio.com/wordpress/

The Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards is potentially the person most likely to realign the two major political parties for the next generation or two. Edwards is a Democratic political leader who is not only closely mirroring FDR as a historical figure but is doing so by following in the same political and economic traditions as FDR. The main differences are personal backgrounds and accents.

During the 1930’s, President Roosevelt essentially ended the dominance of the “Bourbon Democrats” in national Democratic politics and moved the Democratic Party solidly behind a political program of economic populism. As a result, the nation saw a couple generations of solid economic growth and mass prosperity. A vibrant middle class emerged from the policies promoted by FDR. The Democratic Party clearly replaced the Republicans as the stronger of the two major parties as a result.

Beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan, many Democrats in power drifted away from the core values of the Democratic Party and started running as “Republican-lite” candidates. They started trying to compete for corporate campaign money by permitting awful trade agreements that undermined the health of the American economy and weakened the American middle class while helping the economic elite become even more powerful. <snip>

[Catchawave]

1. Very nice article, thanks, I especially liked this tidbit:

We remain the only nation out of the 75 most economically advanced nations not to have government guaranteed universal health insurance.

Sigh.

[asdjrocky]

2. Outstanding-

Did you post in GDP or GD?

[smokey nj]

3. GD and GDP scare me

:scared:
I posted it here so Edwards supporters could enjoy it without anyone pissing on it.