Is John McCain the Teddy Roosevelt of the 21st century?

[Bast]

John has said that he admires Roosevelt more than any other President. There are a lot of similarities between the two. I mean as similar as you can get for two personalities who are pretty much a century apart.

So what do you guys think? Roosevelt pretty much took America and put it on the world stage. It became the major superpower we know today. Can McCain emulate?

 

[C~G]

I think both Obama and McCain have fine qualities to lead US out of the current mess, bring people together and into new time.

Even Clinton might, but...

 

[Kozmos]

Since McCain aint so bad I have adopted the anybody but (Hillary) Clinton philosophy. But I would still like Obama to win.

 

[Princeps]

Nevermind, wrong president.

 

[Bast]

I think McCain's anti-labor, neoliberal pro-business attidute common to the Republican party, is to large extent the exact opposite of FDR.

FDR?

 

[Hundegesicht]

I think McCain's anti-labor, neoliberal pro-business attidute common to the Republican party, is to large extent the exact opposite of FDR.

So? What's he got to do with it?

I can't really say, though. Is McCain really as much of a war mongerer as TR was? Spanish-American war and all...

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Wrong Roosevelt Princeps.

 

[downtown]

Not even close.

 

[Aegis]

How dare you compare McCain to either Roosevelt.

 

[Gilder]

Not really. He's spent the past two decades in Congress.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

How dare you compare either Roosevelt t McCain.

 

[Swedishguy]

OK, who the hell is this McCain?! What's he gotta do with Teddy? Inform a non-yank!

 

[cubsfan6506]

I hope not. Both of them are to corrupt for me to tolerate.

 

[Bill3000]

John McCain is no where near the True American that Teddy is.

 

[Stevenpfo]

I'm no expert on either but they don't seem similar at all to me.

 

[Shadylookin]

OK, who the hell is this McCain?! What's he gotta do with Teddy? Inform a non-yank!

John McCain is going to be the republican nominee for this years presidential election.

 

[Swedishguy]

John McCain is going to be the republican nominee for this years presidential election.

Yeah, I've got that allright, but who is he?

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Wikipedia, check it grasshoppa.

Always take it with a grain of salt but Wikipedia is usually good for getting an overview of a subject/person/potential leader of the free world.

 

[Shadylookin]

Yeah, I've got that allright, but who is he?

Definitely not Teddy Roosevelt. I'm not exactly sure what you want to know about him but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain will tell you just about everything you'd ever want to know

 

[Darth_Pugwash]

Be quick or be dead, Shadylookin.

McCain is pretty much a dead cert to get the Republican nomination at the moment, though I understand that he's regarded as a bit of a maverick by more conservative/right wing Republicans?