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1945            Harry Truman sends a message to Congress asking for
                legislation establishing a national health insurance 
                plan.  Two decades of debate ensue, with opponents
                warning of the dangers of "socialized medicine."
...
July 30, 1965   Medicare and its companion program Medicaid,
                (which insures indigent recipients), are signed into 
                law by President Lyndon Johnson as part of his 
                "Great Society."

                Ex-president Truman is the first to enroll in Medicare.

1945 Harry Truman sends a message to Congress asking for legislation establishing a national health insurance plan. Two decades of debate ensue, with opponents warning of the dangers of "socialized medicine." ... July 30, 1965 Medicare and its companion program Medicaid, (which insures indigent recipients), are signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson as part of his "Great Society." Ex-president Truman is the first to enroll in Medicare.

http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/2000%2...dCarHistry.htm
AFAIK, Truman and Johnson were not conservatives. Aren't Democrats known as liberals?

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems, through various agencies, such as the Works Project Administration (WPA), National Recovery Administration (NRA), and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).[1] Although recovery of the economy was incomplete until World War II, several programs he initiated, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), continue to have instrumental roles in the nation's commerce. Some of his other legacies include the Social Security system and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems, through various agencies, such as the Works Project Administration (WPA), National Recovery Administration (NRA), and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).[1] Although recovery of the economy was incomplete until World War II, several programs he initiated, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), continue to have instrumental roles in the nation's commerce. Some of his other legacies include the Social Security system and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

And another Democrat -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

OK, there you have links.

Let's vote GrimJack for U.S.Pres.

I wanted to vote for Superman, but sadly he died a couple years ago.

Whenever Obama does something, I think of what McCain with the help of Palin would have done.