LBJ, Clinton or Obama.
As an outsider taking a step back surely Lyndon Johnson wins.
Ok obviously Obama has only been in a year but I think already it's becoming clear he's not going to achieve anything much radical apart from being half black because it seems he's not that good at the actual game.
Because of Vietnam and Kennedy and so forth I don't think LBJ is that widely venerated but look at the stuff he actually did.
* 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964
* 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
* 1964: Wilderness Act
* 1964: Nurse Training Act
* 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964
* 1964: Economic Opportunity Act
* 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
* 1965: Social Security Act of 1965
* 1965: Voting Rights Act
* 1965: Immigration and Nationality Services Act
* 1966: Freedom of Information Act (United States)
* 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act[77]
* 1967: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* 1968: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
* 1968: Bilingual Education Act
* 1968: Fair housing
* 1968: Gun Control Act of 1968
Maybe you are better with someone that enacts something like Medicare rather than someone who has a 20 something kid writing great speeches about fuck all?
Just a thought...
As an outsider taking a step back surely Lyndon Johnson wins.
Ok obviously Obama has only been in a year but I think already it's becoming clear he's not going to achieve anything much radical apart from being half black because it seems he's not that good at the actual game.
Because of Vietnam and Kennedy and so forth I don't think LBJ is that widely venerated but look at the stuff he actually did.
* 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964
* 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
* 1964: Wilderness Act
* 1964: Nurse Training Act
* 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964
* 1964: Economic Opportunity Act
* 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
* 1965: Social Security Act of 1965
* 1965: Voting Rights Act
* 1965: Immigration and Nationality Services Act
* 1966: Freedom of Information Act (United States)
* 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act[77]
* 1967: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* 1968: Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
* 1968: Bilingual Education Act
* 1968: Fair housing
* 1968: Gun Control Act of 1968
Maybe you are better with someone that enacts something like Medicare rather than someone who has a 20 something kid writing great speeches about fuck all?
Just a thought...
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