Fair points, I could nitpick at those too but I can see where you're coming from. I guess I just see his actions as more "reactive" rather than "intervention".

Fair points, I could nitpick at those too but I can see where you're coming from. I guess I just see his actions as more "reactive" rather than "intervention". If the economy's falling apart, and the government's intertwined with it, then you're going to see some increased activity from the government.. I tend to differentiate between whether the person's running around sticking their thumb in various holes in the dike (Hoover) or rebuilding the whole dike (FDR). Subjective measurement, though, so YMMV.