[Sherman Logan]

If the far leftwing Progressive movement had not made an attempt to hijack American democracy, Wilson would never have been President.

Well, no. Wilson became President because the GOP split, with the (as Progressive as Wilson) Roosevelt bolting and forming the Progressive (!) Party and the conservatives staying with Taft.

Had the GOP united behind either of them, they would have won easily. Wilson got 42% of the popular vote, while Taft and Teddy between them pulled a little over 50%. More than 6% went to a Socialist Party candidate.

[muawiyah]

Roosevelt had deserted the ship ~ as had the other Republican progressives who sponsored the antidemocratic direct election of Senators, the federal income tax AND, worst of all PROHIBITION.

Roosevelt also later sold Korea down the river ~ and boy did we end up paying for that bit of progressive stupidity. That simply encouraged the fascists to take over Japan openly.

Seriously, no Conservative or Republican can look back at Teddy favorably. He betrayed America.