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Yes, it was the kind of error any idealogue might make in the heat of battle. In truth, both Roosevelts were more complex figures than you make them out to be, as was LBJ. TR loved war because he thought it was invigorating and manly; he hated banks and corporations because he thought they weren't. He was also a racist and an imperialist, and I suspect he wanted National Parks largely because he thought real men needed places to shoot grizzly bears. Nevertheless, we benefit from some of his policies, even if we're forced to condemn the reasons behind his support for them.
I wasn't trying to embarrass you, bucky -- I'm not at all sure that's possible -- but I wouldn't think it amiss if you reconsidered some of your certainties from time to time. Perhaps some might be as faulty as your recollection of TR's party affiliations.
