For the eternal optimists who think Peace Will Rule The Planets if we can just kick out Shrub and substitute a Democrat, _any_ Democrat, I point you to the example of LBJ...
No question. Lyndon tried to fight a War On Poverty and a War in Vietnam at the same time, and it wrecked the economy, the armed forces, his Great Society programs, and brought an end to the progress that had begun with FDR.
In my younger days I simply hated LBJ with a deep burning anger. As I've gotten older and studied the man, I've come to understand him more and see him as being like a tragic Greek hero enmeshed in his fatal flaws. He truly did want to do good things.
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In my younger days I simply hated LBJ with a deep burning anger. As I've gotten older and studied the man, I've come to understand him more and see him as being like a tragic Greek hero enmeshed in his fatal flaws. He truly did want to do good things.
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