Bucco, you know where I stand on things. I'm the last one who will defend this Democratic party. (I won't defend the Republicans either, by the way.)

But Harry Truman was FDR's Vice President. Is there a huge difference between what has occurred in this administration compared to FDR? Both were coming off a depression, both had high unemployment. Lots of similar problems. About all FDR didn't have was a war or two to contend with--that and having terrorists trying to kill Americans in their homeland if possible.

But are all the "government intrusions" into people's lives all that different between FDR and BO? Both Democrats, separated only by about 75 years. I'm not challenging your memory, Bucco, but I thinlk it can be demonstrated that the Democrats of old aren't all that different than today.

One exception--like the Republicans, the Democrats also have a "wingnut faction" as far to the left as the GOP wingnuts are to the right. Maybe the wingnuts were there back in the 1930's as well, but I don't recall reading about them.