would you vote for someone for President if you knew...

[wyldwolf]

would you vote for someone for President if you knew he would...

...cut social spending to almost 0%?

...replace his VP candidate at the last minute because he was too liberal?

...advocate welfare reform?

...appoint two Republicans to high level positions?

Just curious...

[adwon]

1. Heh

Just a guess, but is that FDR?

[wyldwolf]

2. you know... I had just a few DUers in mind who would know this...

...and you were one of them!

But now you ruined the fun of watching all the folks post...

"sound like DLC!"

"FUCK him!"

"HELL no!"

[adwon]

3. Wee

I just had that feeling :P

[stray cat]

4. It is nice to see a reality check - Thanks.

[Leilani]

5. Interesting facts

People today misjudge the past; for example, if JFK ran today, he'd probably not be too popular at DU. He & the Scoop Jackson Dems would drive people crazy.

I regret the way parties have become so polarized. Republicans used to have Liberal members, & Dems used to have conservative members. And the country was way better off that way.

[BlueIris]

12. I've read a couple of analyses from popular historians

also pointing out that our absolute Great and Greatest Presidents would be "textbook unelectable" using today's criteria for what constitutes an acceptable nominee, including Lincoln. LINCOLN (allegations of a same-sex lover, support for minority rights, lack of support for the über wealthy, and significant health issues). Sad.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. I was going to guess JFK

[wyldwolf]

7. well, JFK advocated a welfare to work program...

...much like the one the Clinton administration enacted.

[adwon]

8. How about

if he had ties to the incarcerated head of a notorious political machine

refused to attack powerful Republicans solely for political gain

would sign a law requiring a loyalty oath for govt employees

and referred to a disgraced former GOP president as a good friend

[wyldwolf]

9. DLC slime! WHO the hell is this!!!

I'd never vote for him! </sarcasm>

[adwon]

10. Yeah, he was a slimeball alright

Damn that Harry Truman!

:P

[NoPasaran]

11. Of course this game can be played the other way...

How about a President who...

...withdrew American troops from an unpopular war

...instituted a system for sharing federal tax revenues with the states

...established a federal agency for protecting the environment

...and ended the draft?

[wyldwolf]

13. well, of course. That's the point

Some here demonize today's democrats - taking great pains to point out their faults. These same ones hold up Dems of the past as almost saints - never realizing that they are guilty of the same things they demonize today's Dems for.

[ulysses]

14. the same things?

FDR constructed the social safety net, and in the middle of the Great Depression. A certain somebody helped the GOP put holes in it, in the middle of the tech boom.

[kerrygoddess]

19. Great points!

Thanks for starting this thread.

[More Than A Feeling]

15. Loves me that Richard Nixon

I would vote for him over Bush any day of the week, if death was not an option;)

[autorank]

16. Nixon

[theboss]

17. This is fun

Would you vote for a Dem for Senate who:
- once filibustered a civil rights bill
- voted against expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
- voted to prohibit same sex marriages
- stated that atheists should have limited say in government
- voted for a ban on partial birth abortion

[wyldwolf]

21. probably would have - might have already... who is it?

Nam That Democrat!

[theboss]

22. Robert Byrd

The huge hero here.

[wyldwolf]

23. whoa!

[burrowowl]

18. Clinton

was the best Repuke Prez ever!

[wyldwolf]

20. often repeated, but ain't true