During the Great Depression it seemed that like all presidents, FDR and Hoover recieved large amounts of criticism from the american people. However, they did what they thought was best, and also took risks. When FDR created the New Deal I doubt he was one hundred percent sure of the impact, and even less people liked all of his ideas. Even so he brought America out of the depression. My question is basically in this age can a president still successfully take risks without results severely damaging our country? And also should the president always make decisions will the knowledge of how the people will react?
2007-10-24 15:21:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
NO and NO.
The time for FDR Is not over but the time for a madman to get through out of office has come. FDR was brilliant and trusted. The public, and world would not be so upset, if we trusted Bush.
Remember, FDR went to the public first and Congress... before breaking out on his own. Bush has done everything in secret, as welll as, lie to the public and Congress.
2007-10-28 14:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roosevelt threw a lot of program ideas at the national barn, hoping some of it would stick. And it didn't end the Great Depression. That was done by Captain Fushida of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces who flew his plane through Kolekole Pass on Oahu island and sent the following message back to the Japanese carrier Akagi:
"Tora. Tora. Tora. (Tiger. Tiger. Tiger)". It told Admiral Nagumo that there was no sign of activity at Pearl Harbor or Hickam Field which would be interpreted as an ability to interfere with Japan's attack plan.
The current President has taken actions which have earned him the approbation of the "mainstream media". However, he also realizes there is an entire country between the East and West Coasts which that media has yet to discover.
2007-10-24 22:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FDR made INTELLIGENT decisions with the best interests of the PEOPLE in mind, and took risks accordingly.
Our current president risks ALL of us by doing whatever the hell he feels like on any given day.
2007-10-24 22:27:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I cannot answer your question as I have been censored by Q and A's, community guidelines and moderation to appease those who wish to censor those voices they do not agree with!
2007-10-24 22:30:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋