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In reply to the discussion: As a Bernie guy [View all]Zoomie1986
(1,213 posts)That you don't know how liberal they were is your failing, not history's.
You can say whatever nonsense you want about LBJ's foreign policy, but you have no leg whatsoever to stand on when it comes to what he not only stood for, but achieved, in the domestic arena that was as or more liberal than your precious Sanders ever dreamed of. LBJ/Humphrey got us Medicare, Medicaid, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Clean Air and Water Acts, college financial aid for the poor and middle class, NPR/PBS, Head Start, wildlife protection, removing racist immigration quotas, support for the arts and humanities, and more, so much more--
IN FIVE SHORT YEARS.
Name any other liberal who has fought for so much that helps ordinary Americans, especially the poor, and made it happen.
And did all of it IN FIVE SHORT YEARS.
I'll wait.