Pendragon_6
01-31-2006, 02:10 PM
January 31st, 2006
One of the great ironies beneath the hatred by Democrats of President George W. Bush is that the president whom Bush most closely resembles is one of the great heroes of the Democratic Party, President Harry S Truman. The similarities between Presidents Bush and Truman are so obvious that it is a wonder that they have not been highlighted earlier.
These two men, disdained during their presidencies, faced plummeting poll numbers, presided over unpopular foreign military actions, and were committed to using American power to promote and defend democracy even when other countries objected. Each won reelection and pursued his policies despite fierce attacks from opponents and eroding political support within his own party.
Like President Bush, President Truman was regarded as an intellectual lightweight. Both were thought of as inarticulate and bumbling in their speech. Each shared a combination of Southwestern and Midwestern twang to go along with the geographic values of their home regions.
The mainstream media reviled both President Bush and President Truman. Yet each won highly controversial elections.
In Full
American Thinker (http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5208)
One of the great ironies beneath the hatred by Democrats of President George W. Bush is that the president whom Bush most closely resembles is one of the great heroes of the Democratic Party, President Harry S Truman. The similarities between Presidents Bush and Truman are so obvious that it is a wonder that they have not been highlighted earlier.
These two men, disdained during their presidencies, faced plummeting poll numbers, presided over unpopular foreign military actions, and were committed to using American power to promote and defend democracy even when other countries objected. Each won reelection and pursued his policies despite fierce attacks from opponents and eroding political support within his own party.
Like President Bush, President Truman was regarded as an intellectual lightweight. Both were thought of as inarticulate and bumbling in their speech. Each shared a combination of Southwestern and Midwestern twang to go along with the geographic values of their home regions.
The mainstream media reviled both President Bush and President Truman. Yet each won highly controversial elections.
In Full
American Thinker (http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5208)