[saveliberty]

ping

[jamesm51]

bttt

[JoeFromSidney]

I was in college when Truman was president. I distinctly recall thinking that he turned out to be a much better president than I expected.

I wish George had "given 'em hell" in the SOTU. He keeps extending a friendly hand and drawing back a bloody stump. He just won't learn that his opponents are EVIL.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

Bush owns lots of property and his own home, Bush has children, Bush has had several profitable businesses.
That being said, I am a Truman fan. This article was very interesting.

[VOA]

Dr. Steven Marmer is a psychiatrist in Southern California.

IIRC, this is the same Dr. Marmer that appears occassionally
on the Dennis Prager radio show, during Prager's "Happiness
Hour" on Fridays.
Dr. Marmer sounds pretty level-headed for a shrink.

[Mr_Moonlight]

I'd seen this comparison between Bush and Truman before, only it was right before the 2004 election. Both Bush and Truman were portrayed as unsophisticated country bumpkins running for reelection against fast talking Northeastern intellectuals, (Kerry, Dewey), the only difference is that their political parties are reversed now.
It was an interesting comparative article, and I may have bookmarked it ... sure would like to find it now for the sake of this thread

[Cicero]

Yes and no. Truman did some good things, but his actions in the Cold War were mixed.

He axed MacArthur and let North Korea fester. He let Mao take over China, perhaps the single worst mistake an American president has ever made.

[Trajan88]

ping for later.

[tje]

bump

[JasonC]

Ah but he overlooks the critical difference. Republicans in 1952 were critical of Truman for not winning the war in Korea. Democrats in 2006 are critical of Bush for not losing the war in Iraq.

[FOXFANVOX]

Save, you have way too much time on your hands. You must return home, now!

Kidding of course. Thanks for the ping. I always enjoy historical comparisons. They bring history to life and add texture to the present.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Truman was of the era of Scoop Jackson, Estes Kefauver, and even Adlai Stevenson-men with whom you might have disagreed with but who you could respect because they had some measure of integrity. The weasles running the show today take all their cues from George McGovern and Jimmah Cahtah.