[hoosierham]

The Charge up San Juan hill ought to be condemned,not celebrated. The Spanish-American War should never have been fought;it was raw American imperialism and contrary to the American ideals.

Nor should TR be praised for setting the precebeing the maker of laws instead of the executor of laws.dent of the president unilaterally declaring or creating national monuments and parks thus maintaining federal control over vast tracts of the West.

TR usurped the powers of the legislature and like Lincoln before him pushed the presidency towards

[Little Ray]

I LIKE American Imperialism.
At least we were ruthless enough to carry it off with good form back then...