[AlexdeLarge]

"Herb London is the President of the Hudson Institute, a Professor Emeritus at NYU wonders whether this country has undergone a profound change for the worse."

"..........The America of now is one where Orwellian logic rules. Redistribution of wealth is fairness. Taxes are patriotic. The free market should be a regulated market. Big government is good for you. Politicians know what kind of health care is best for you. Choice should be limited, except when it comes to abortion. Power comes from being powerless. Progressive education is designed to promote progress toward socialism. Race doesn't count unless a person of color tells you it counts. Higher education gets lower each year. Those who create our problems should be asked to solve them. Religion should be a private matter that does not inform public morality. Liberal is radical. Free speech is selective speech. Courage is impetuousness."

"I Lost My Country"

[Bas]

you could reverse the argument and say that many more gained a country and those things mentioned are good things as unbridled capitalism obviously collapsed on itself and most people would be much worse off hadn't the government stepped in to prevent worse.

[cubala]

everything is relative/

You may have lost a country, but the crooks gained a central work location.

[yippleflipple]

damnit... shouldve come up with a new name for that

[shakespear1]

Here is something I just learned about Truman. We need people like this

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '"My favorite chapter in this book is chapter 8, which is entitled "A TRUE MAN". What makes this chapter so powerful and emotionally rewarding, is the fact that in a book that is dedicated to corruption, murder, mayhem, bribes and prison, this one chapter is devoted to a Missouri politician who rose above this bottomless chaos, and despite some unsubstantiated accusations rose to the highest office in the land. That Missouri politician was Vice-President and subsequently President, Harry S. Truman.

This reverent chapter starts off with the "mob-definition" of a "STAND-UP GUY": "A stand-up guy is a manly acting fella who sticks by his word, doesn't forget where he came from or who his friends are, pays his debts, and doesn't squeal." Truman got into politics when his haberdashery business went under and the infamous Tom Pendergast political "MACHINE" that bullied and controlled almost the entire state of Missouri asked Harry if he wanted to run for Judge of the Eastern District of Jackson County Court. "Needing a job, Harry accepted the offer and was elected in 1922."

Pendergast continued to back Truman all the way to the U.S. Senate in 1934. Other Senator's whispered behind Harry's back that he was nothing but an errand boy for "Boss Tom". The Senator's would find out that their initial impressions were wrong. Harry proved that he was incorruptible. But Harry never made any bones about his association with Pendergast because he had nothing to hide. Truman was quoted many times as saying:

"Pendergast never asked me to do a dishonest deed, and that's God's truth. I did my job in the way I thought it ought to be done. And he never interfered, not even when he was in deep trouble himself." When Tom Pendergast was indicted in 1939 Truman showed he didn't forget where he came from or who his friends were. His official statement was: "I am sorry this happened, but I am not going to desert a ship that is in distress."

Perhaps no other deed so exemplifies Truman's strength of character, than when Tom Pendergast, now a thoroughly disgraced "Boss" died in 1945. Truman was now busy with the demands of being the Vice President Of The United States. "A political football even in death, Pendergast was persona non grata to politicians everywhere. For the Vice President of the United States to attend the funeral of a convicted felon would be unthinkable. Truman's associates begged him not to even consider it."

"Despite every advice to the contrary and in the face of howling criticism, Truman hitchhiked a ride on an Army bomber and flew back to Kansas City to pay his respects to his old friend.

"NOW THAT'S A STAND-UP GUY!"

from the Amazon review of:
The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob')

from
Truman

[Schneider]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'y')ou could reverse the argument and say that many more gained a country and those things mentioned are good things as unbridled capitalism obviously collapsed on itself and most people would be much worse off hadn't the government stepped in to prevent worse.