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My Life in Key West
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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A strange thought crossed my mind last night as I looked at Key West’s visitors and cycles. What would Harry Truman have thought? He loved and enjoyed Key West. My guess is he would have probably joined in on the festivities. At least attire wise. Harry, yes. Bess, no.
When I got home, I went to the internet to see what Truman was up to on this weekend years ago.
Turns out that on September 18, 1948, Harry Truman was campaigning for President. He was on the rear platform of a train in Chariton, Iowa giving a political speech. Candidates campaigned from the back of trains in those days. It was called whistlestopping.
Truman was giving the Republicans hell. He told the crowd that they were receiving top dollar for their pigs and corn. Thanks to him and the Democratic Party. He referred to the Republicans and their Republican controlled Congress as a “…do nothing Congress.” The transcript of Truman’s remarks were concise and hard hitting. His words would have equally applied in today’s political climate.
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I know you like Truman, but he’s firmly in my second tier of “worst Presidents ever”.
Alone in the “bottom slot” of worst is Lincoln, with the “civil war”. He allowed war on civilians and mass killing “to preserve the Union”. The USA was never the same after that. Suspending civil liberties and persecuting his political enemies. I’d agree with Booth “sic semper tyranis”. As a pro-lifer, killing is almost always wrong, but he was a pretty bad guy. The damage was already done when he was killed.
Tied for the title, “My Second Worst”, is FDR, Wilson, and Truman. Hard to pick a winner in that trio. Harry dropped the bomb on Japan to his, and our, unending shame. It’s hard to imagine a worse crime against humanity. Twice.
So, I wouldn’t celebrate Harry. Sigh, I’d suggest that Harry’s actions wouldn’t have passed muster in MC Theology class. Heck, in grammar school we learned about the criteria for a “Just War” and proper conduct of it.
p.s., Wilson’s biggie was WW1 and his racist / elitist Progressive agenda. FDR was socialism, taking us off the gold standard, and WW2.
p.p.s, I have no love for either flavor of big Gooferment statists. But, please, please, don’t get caught up in the “political theater” that passes in Washington District of Corruption for “reasoned debate”. These two “parties” are two sides of the same coin. If the D’s or the R’s didn’t exist, the other side would reinvent them so as to have a “straw man” to villainize. It’s a scam. To fool “We, The People” into believing one side or the other. Don’t fall for it. It will only end when we dissolve like the old USSR. And, then we can “localize” the discussion. We’re broke and don’t let anyone tell you differently. People are going to get screwed and the politicians and bureaucrats will have looted the public treasure. It makes old Bernie Made-Off look like a Saint. Argh!
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