by Robert Higgs

The Independent Institute

01/24/05

In view of the ideological chasm that seems to separate the admirers of Franklin D. Roosevelt from those of George W. Bush, one might suppose that these two presidents exhibited completely different character and conduct, yet a close examination reveals that they actually have much in common. The similarities, however, are scarcely reassuring to those who are worried about what President Bush might do next.

Roosevelt and Bush came from similar class backgrounds, each being the scion of a wealthy, well established Northeastern family.

... Neither man ever achieved any notable success on his own in the private sector, and both leaped at opportunities to trade on their family background and social connections by involving themselves in politics at an early age...

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1452


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp