Why are there such different views on Franklin D. Roosevelt and his policies?

There are very different views of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt today because of politics.  Liberals tend to admire Roosevelt and to see him
as one of the greatest presidents ever.  Conservatives often believe that many of the
problems that face the country today are Roosevelt's
fault.

FDR's New Deal programs got the government much more
involved in the economy than it had ever been.  Liberals like this because they believe
that the government should intervene to make sure that people have a certain standard of
living.  They also want the government to make sure that employers aren't mistreating
and exploiting workers.

Conservatives, by contrast, think
that the government intrudes too much in today's economy.  They feel that government
regulations stifle growth.  They feel that programs like Social Security bankrupt the
government and make people dependent on the government.  Because FDR started these types
of programs, they feel that he is at fault for many of our current
problems.