David Sirota writes: > The numbers are tragic but predictable. Until this week, Obama largely > avoided the contrasting FDR-style populism the nation wants and the moment > demands.
"FDR-style populism"?? whatever one can say about FDR, he was no populist. He was one of the "Eastern Elite," after all. Maybe you can say he was a "progressive" (like LaFollette or Teddy Roosevelt) but populism usually refers to mass "middle class" and working class opposition to elites. And most of FDR's progressive policies were a reaction to mass pressure. -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
