“Point of fact: Teddy was no Conservative. He was the Republican wing of the Progressive political movement and instituted a number of progressive big government moves.”
Many see Teddy as a hero and great American President while totally ignoring the fact he was a progressive. An early day RINO of sorts.
However I do not see him as outright traitorous as Romney or McCain.
I do not agree. His ego and stubborn nature led him to create the Progressive Party (Bull Moose) to run against Taft, the Republican nominee. After losing the election to Taft, he ran as the Progressive candidate again, the next time, which threw that election to Wilson, who won with only 41% of the vote. In affect, by splitting the GOP, Roosevelt gave the presidency to Woodrow Wilson. NOT an honorable accomplishment for a Republican.
McCain saw Teddy as his idol, and he had the same ego and bull headed temperament as Teddy.
Teddy Roosevelt was opposed to private property ownership. Commie much?