Reply #28: Truman was an infinitely better president than Clinton, imho.

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3 little contrasts between Truman and Clinton:

1) Truman whooped Dewey's ass in 1948 when the polls had Dewey winning. Contrast that with Clinton defeating Bob Dole, that tired old sacrificial lamb put up by the Repukes out of a sense of obligation to Dole.

2) Truman shit-canned MacArthur for insubordination. Contrast that with Clinton's fellating of the Pentagon re gays in the military.

3) Truman integrated the armed services with a simple executive order. Again contrast that Clinton's fellating of the Pentagon re gays in the military.

Peace and prosperity during Clinton's 8 years? You might mention that to the parents or relatives of the 500,000 Iraqi children who died of preventable diseases during that time frame thanks to sanctions maintained at the insistence of the Clinton regime. And all the Iraqi civilians who died as a result of the bombs we dropped on Iraq over and over again. But whatever. Contrast that with the Marshall Plan and 'containment' of the Soviet Union, diplomatic masterpieces Clinton could only dream of ever pulling off.

On a semi-humorous note, Truman hated Nixon's guts and there's a hilarious story of what transpired when Nixon came to Independence for Truman's birthday to give him a piano for his birthday and play the Missouri Waltz. (After Nixon left, Truman is reported to have said, "I can't stand that son of a bitch!"

Contrast that with Clinton's behavior vis-a-vis the Bush family.

Q.E.D.