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Originally Posted by Prudence
scaeagles and SacTown Chronic: I'd like to know from each of you who your favorite politician is. Actually, I'd like to hear who your favorite dead politician is, and who you think best captures their agenda today.
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I don't really have a favorite politician, dead or otherwise. I don't like 'em, I don't respect 'em, I don't trust 'em. But if I had to choose a fav dead politician, I'd pick FDR. He had integrity and compassion. He cared about all Americans and not just the ones who could help him politically or financially. And I believe the New Deal rescued America from it's darkest hour. The politician who came the closest to being FDR was Clinton. Much like FDR, Clinton was a compassionate leader who had to follow an incompetent president and clean up a messy economy (although the economy that Clinton inherited was nowhere near as bad as what FDR had to deal with).
A special shout-out goes to Jimmy Carter. Maybe not the world's greatest politician, but you'd be hard pressed to find a better man. I just love that man and the humanitarian work he does.