Thursday, February 25, 2010

Semester 2 blog 8

People may argue that Franklin Roosevelt and Barack Obama have common similarities about the bailout our nation. I think that they were similar leaders to our nation but, they had a few differences. They were both thrown onto the ropes in a time where out countries citizens were losing faith in the government.

They both came into the white house with new approaches on how the government should be acting. Roosevelt said that the state was "the machinery through which such mutual aid and protections is achieved. Our government is not the master but the creature of the people." Obama's speech was similar and shared the same views on how the government was supposed to be. During his inaugural speech, Obama said that "America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents."

They both came in with a lot of new ideas, plenty of different programs, and bailout packages to help the people in their time of need. They were both strong willed upon entering the white house, bith ready to put new bills and laws into action. Roosevelt and Obama weren't afraid to tell congress how things were change and how they were serious about turning the depression around. Roosevelt had an easier time getting congress to agree with him, because he didnt have as large of a budget deficit to address unlike Obama.

People found that Roosevelt's radio broadcasts spook directly to them about how they shouldn't lose faith in their government. Obama did this in but in a different way, by broadcasting important summits, his most recent one was on health care. Most of the time now Obama is broadcasting actual discussions that has had with congress on the air. This still amazes people because they able to watch and listen to the discussions and see how our president actually is dealing with the crisis in America.

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