tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post3327334171739696530..comments2023-11-20T06:05:20.853-05:00Comments on WIG & PEN:Excursions in Lateral Thinking from Amherst,Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley: Manly Men in the Oval OfficeWig & Penhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15883988890861506854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-80351264014222660692010-12-03T16:29:41.724-05:002010-12-03T16:29:41.724-05:00TR's refusal to run in 1908 was viewed as a gr...TR's refusal to run in 1908 was viewed as a gracious nod toward term limits. (His first term was in part McKinley's) When he ran again later on, zeal apparently eclipsed graciousness.<br />But FDR was another matter--a wannabe president for life by any other name.Wig & Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883988890861506854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636747356450108593.post-27366536798253812702010-12-03T16:18:24.917-05:002010-12-03T16:18:24.917-05:00Bully! One of my boyhood heroes. Even though I kno...Bully! One of my boyhood heroes. Even though I know very little about him there's something about T. Roosevelt that brings Fidel Castro to mind. Aside from his Cuban adventures it's probable that he also would have liked to be president for life. I'm not aware that Teddy could have come up to Fidel's speechifying abilities however.Peter Chartrandhttp://www.pottersforpeace.orgnoreply@blogger.com