Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:24:36 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
.net:

FDR did not guide the US through recovery from the Great Depression,
he drove us deeper into it.


I think you're thinking of president Hoover:


SNIP Left wing rant.

Sure Hoover was an idiot. But the only reason FDR was able to pull us out of
the depression was WWII and as someone else quoted FDR actions and lack of
actions caused the cold war.