tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post5904802228151200021..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Presidential NoteSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-17534186896642203682007-08-17T17:33:00.000-07:002007-08-17T17:33:00.000-07:00TR has always been my great hero, but I've learned...TR has always been my great hero, but I've learned that the real man was a bit different than the public image that has come down.<BR/>More shrewd than loud.<BR/><BR/>It's funny that liberals don't like to group TR with Eleanor and Franklin because of his strident Americanism. But there's definitely a direct line in political outlook. TR wanted Big Government to counter Big Business - two parts of the New Deal troika. No Reaganite.<BR/><BR/>I still admire his approach to living. Born to extreme wealth but hit with early deaths of father, mother and first wife that forced him to develop a hard philosophy of giving life everything he had - spend and be spent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-89478714407574131482007-08-13T15:14:00.000-07:002007-08-13T15:14:00.000-07:00You might have mentioned "engaging writer" also. ...You might have mentioned "engaging writer" also. I have several of his compilations, and they are brisk, thoughtful reads full of natural history, humor and human interest. He could easily have had a successful career as a journalist.Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-86368391278415381192007-08-13T13:52:00.000-07:002007-08-13T13:52:00.000-07:00Teddy Roosevelt was a great hunter, a great conser...Teddy Roosevelt was a great hunter, a great conservationist, and a foreign policy mad man. In short, he is a perfect foil for either party. <BR/><BR/>He is also one of two terriermen on Mount Rushmore. I might have to blog on that, LOL.<BR/><BR/>PatrickPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.com