"They were all built on one crucial idea: banking is special, and only if it is carefully governed can the rest of the economy flourish."
She notes correctly that Roosevelt was decried as a socialist. She's presenting herself as a new Roosevelt.
I'm clearly not going to agree with her about Reagan. But I do think she's right about the S&L crisis and reckless bank deregulation. Obviously, she is.
I was about to say, "But that's too much to ask of someone running for the Democratic nomination,"