Ranking of U.S. Presidents by historians

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

I have mixed feelings about that and the rest of TR's legacy. I'd call Teddy a good statesman, for the most part, but I strongly disapprove of his interventionist foreign policy and his (imo), uneccessary strengthening of government.

Well, he strengthened our navy and got the Panama canal built. Our ability to quickly shuffle ships between the Atlantic and Pacific fleets via the canal strengthened our hand in foreign relations immensely.

Question: do you have a problem w/immensely powerful private entities that only answer to their boards and stockholders?