tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5979350.post3372913802964045771..comments2023-12-19T21:26:52.930-08:00Comments on Upper Left: Poll of the day.Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000043157715554910noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5979350.post-21440723780983257222010-07-14T01:26:25.879-07:002010-07-14T01:26:25.879-07:00Theodore Roosevelt ran as a "progressive.&quo...Theodore Roosevelt ran as a "progressive." This, of course, was after he'd broken from the Republican party, since his annointed heir, then President William Taft, had leaned that party so far into the arms of what were then generally called the trusts. <br /><br />It's doubtful that given TR's jingoism and views on immigration, he'd be considered a "progressive" in today's political mileu. <br /><br />But hey, Patrick Buchanan, the man ran as the candidate for what was left of the party that Ross Perot founded, was called a populist. So anything's possible.Terry Parkhursthttp://automatter.typepad.com/my_weblog/noreply@blogger.com