If not for Vietnam....

[LBJ Revivalist]

I think yes.
He had all the best qualities that FDR had without the worst. You won't find the black mar of internment camps or court packing in LBJ's record, and he was arguably a much more adept politician than FDR was--He got things through a lot easier. I think that if not for Vietnam, Liberalism would continue to define this country, and LBJ would be regarded rightfully as the true heir to FDR--Perhaps even exceeding him in popularity.

If not for that damn war...So much potential for a truly Great Society washed away by a little country in south east Asia. One war shifted the nation from the right path on a slow road back to Laissez-Fair capitalism. Truly a shame.

[LBJ Revivalist]

Vietnam along with Watergate along for the distrust in government that led to Reagan coming to power, and the general distrust and fear of "Big Government" that still exists. People respected and trusted the government until Vietnam because from FDR's time until then it seemed to be able to provide both prosperity at home, security for the aged, and peace abroad. With Vietnam a cynicism and distrust of government opened, which the right wingers played upon and exploited. The right now frames the political scene in this country. There are liberals, sure, but the GOP is trying to undo most of the Liberal legislation of the last 100 years. Just look at the Ryan plan or all of the anti-union laws being passed in GOP states.