Chapter 1158: The Death of Roosevelt XIX
Hoover smiled slightly, noncommittal. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info He was now representing the Republican Party in a behind-the-scenes deal with Roosevelt.
This election is different because the United States is locked in an unwinnable war. So whoever is elected president to take control of parliament will have to face the dilemma of how to end the war – not just the question of paying reparations, but also the question of who will be responsible for the defeat.
Roosevelt went on to say, "If I take responsibility during my tenure...... It was undertaken immediately, finalized before the general elections in early November, and the formal treaty was initialled by the end of 1944. ”
Hoover knew that Roosevelt was making conditions for the Republicans -- the responsibility for the defeat was borne by Roosevelt and the Democrats, and the treaty of loss of power and humiliation was signed before Roosevelt handed over the job. So the Democrats and Truman would certainly have been the losers in the 1944 election.
This is tantamount to handing over both the White House and Capitol Hill to the Republicans and the backing patrons.
Roosevelt paused, and then said, "Then Mr. Dewey will undoubtedly be the next president of the United States, and the Republicans will be the majority party in both houses of Congress." It's fully governed, you know what that means? ”
Hoover nodded: "Fully governed, fully responsible!" ”
The opposition can make trouble, but the ruling party must be responsible, and the complete ruling party will naturally be completely responsible.
These are the rules of the game in American politics. Whether it is a Republican Party or a Democratic Party, when they are in opposition, they can talk empty words and sing high-pitched songs. But once in the White House, you have to be responsible. If you take control of Congress while you are in the White House, the responsibility is even greater.
Therefore, Roosevelt had already planned to take the main blame while he could still be responsible--the price was to become the "worst" president of the United States, and then the Democratic Party would lose power and control of Congress. At the same time, the Republican Party can step on Roosevelt's black pot to take the White House and Congress.
After the Republicans came to power...... Because he is completely in power, the black cauldron left by Roosevelt has to be carried well. Unless the US military under the leadership of the Republican Party can play a more favorable situation, it is better to carry half of the black pot than to carry a whole bigger black pot on its back.
Judging from the current situation in which the gap between Europe and the United States in military technology is getting wider and wider, the situation will only get worse rather than better after the Republican Party takes full power.
So the possibility of a military turn is almost zero, and in this case, the safest line for Dewey and the Republican Party is to follow the "surrender line" opened up by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's choice of the Republican Party and Dewey to pick up his mess instead of going all out for the Democratic Party was also motivated by the pursuit of stability. If he tries his best to help Truman and the Democrats now, it cannot be ruled out that Truman can win the election, but it is absolutely impossible for the Democrats to control both the White House and Congress.
In this way, it is very likely that there will be a situation in which the DPRK will have a big and big situation, and there may even be a chaotic scene of the four parties stirring up trouble with each other because of the election of the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party, so that it is unlikely that the Democratic Party in the DPRK will take the initiative to carry the black pot left by Roosevelt...... Even if the Democrats are willing to turn their backs, because they do not have control of Congress, there will be a situation where the peace treaty negotiated by the Democratic administration will be vetoed by Congress.
"President," Hoover knew the Republican Party could not possibly refuse such a deal, but he had a key question for Roosevelt, "did you know that once the Republicans take control of the White House and Congress, everything you did before the war would be overturned?" ”
Roosevelt, who controlled the United States for nearly 12 years, did two major things, one was Roosevelt's New Deal; The second is to bring the United States into a world war.
Now that the world war is about to be lost, Congress will become Republican territory again because of Roosevelt's dealings with the Republicans. This meant that all the "New Laws and Regulations" passed during the Roosevelt administration would be abolished.
The United States will return to its pre-Great Depression state after the war - and the big business will once again be the masters of the United States!
"Isn't that what you've been dreaming of?" Roosevelt smiled faintly, "The world war was defeated, but those people took back the United States, they should be satisfied, right?" ”
It turns out that the object of the behind-the-scenes deal is not only the Republican Party, but also the consortium forces behind the Republican Party. Because the war led by Roosevelt was lost, the big American conglomerates must have suffered heavy losses, and in order for them to admit defeat as soon as possible, Roosevelt had to compensate them a little.
And the compensation that Roosevelt took out was the United States itself!
The consortium-backed Republican Party can repeal all the new policies and regulations after taking control of the White House and Congress, and let the United States return to the hands of the consortium.
But bringing the United States back into the hands of the corporation was also a revival for the Democratic Party that Roosevelt had planned. Because the corporation can control the White House and Congress through the Republican Party, and repeal Roosevelt's New Deal, but it is never possible to abolish the American democratic system. Therefore, the beneficiaries of Roosevelt's New Deal will become enemies of the Republican Party, and they will definitely vote for the Democratic Party or other "new parties" in the next election!
In other words, in two years (the midterm elections), the Democrats or a "New Deal coalition" will regain control of the House of Representatives, and in four years they will most likely re-enter the White House.
"Okay, that's it!" Hoover smiled and agreed to Roosevelt's terms on behalf of the Republicans. Of course, he knew Roosevelt's long-term plans, but American politicians never had the idea of dominating the country for thousands of years, and what they sought was only the short-term interests of taking turns to sit in the bank.
"That's great." Roosevelt exhaled. More than half of his "traitorous efforts" have been successful, and now it remains to eliminate the interference of the Democratic Party.
Although the defeat of the Democratic Party in this election is a high probability event, there are still many people in the Democratic Party who are unwilling to give up their efforts. After all, Roosevelt's "back-to-the-back line" is very likely to deal a fatal blow to the Democratic Party, especially the rise of the two "quasi-new parties" of the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party, which are very likely to further seize the Democratic Party's votes in the '44 and '46 general elections, resulting in the complete decline of the Democratic Party.
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"Roosevelt must have been insane! This damn madman is going to ruin our ......"
On Capitol Hill, in the office of Democratic Senate leader Barkley, a sudden roar came from outside, startling the secretaries and assistants outside the office. The voice belongs to their boss, Senator Ballick, the Democratic magnate.
As one of the few big names in the Democratic Party after Roosevelt, Mr. Senator actually scolded President Roosevelt in his office...... And it is also in the critical period before the general election.
Is the controversy within the Democratic Party over war and peace irreconcilable? Will the Democrats follow in the footsteps of the National Republican Party and the Whig Party (the two largest parties in American history, both of which collapsed because of internal divisions)? Judging by the information in the hands of these secretaries and assistants who know the inside story of the Democratic Party, this is very likely!
At a time when Barkley's aides and secretaries were worried about the future of the Democratic Party, Senator Buckley's office was crowded with high-ranking Democrats who wielded power on Capitol Hill or in the U.S. government. Everybody's face turned blue, and Barkley sat in his place with Truman and Wallace's former vice president, John Bush. Nance. What Ghana (who was also one of the Democratic giants and was forced to retire because of disagreements with Roosevelt over the New Deal) said. Everybody's look is very serious.
All of them already knew that Roosevelt was stubborn in his desire to end the war during the few remaining years of his term. Of course, they also knew that the situation was very unfavorable for the United States, and the sooner the war ended, the better. However, they cannot fail to consider the interests and future of the Democratic Party of the United States, and if they present a mess made by the Democratic Party in front of American voters before voting in the general election, and they still have to give a "politically incorrect" solution that voters dislike the most, and they will insist on carrying it out to the end.
Then voters will punish the Democrats with their votes, and considering that the National Fascist Party's claims have a certain appeal to white voters in the seven southern states, the outcome of this election is likely to put the Democratic Party in a desperate situation of foundation collapse!
And considering that Truman's approval rating is currently 6-7 percentage points behind Dewey, the probability of being elected president is not very high. Roosevelt shouldn't have carried this huge mess -- wasn't that cleaning up the plate for President Dewey? Why can't you sing high and throw the black pot at the Republicans?
"Gentlemen, now the Democrats have reached the most dangerous moment!" Ghana, the aging former vice president, raised his voice at this point, and it seemed that he and Truman and Barkley had reached an agreement. "We can't let Roosevelt ruin the Democratic Party, we have to save the Democratic Party...... Even if it is a considerable cut with President Roosevelt. You have no objection on this issue, do you? ”
"No objections!"
"The Democrats must be saved!"
"Roosevelt can't be allowed to ruin the Democratic Party!"
Top leaders in the Democratic Party have expressed support for former Vice President Ghana's proposal. If the Democratic Party loses miserably in the upcoming general election and is charged with the two major crimes of "participating in the war and misleading the country" and "armistice and betraying the country," then the political future of the big guys will be completely lost. All of you here are politicians, if the political job bowl is smashed, what else can you do?
Ghana, Truman, and Barkley exchanged glances with each other, and Barkley took over the topic and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, President Roosevelt has decided to convene a Senate investigative hearing, and he, along with some senior members of the U.S. government and the military, will explain the current predicament at the hearing. The start of the hearing will be set for October 10. This hearing will be a decisive battle related to the future and fate of the Democratic Party! We must not lose! ”