Truman's grandnephew calls GOP 'gluttons of privilege' and says McCain is no Truman

On a day when John McCain speaks to Americans from Harry Truman's Independence, MO., Barry Obama calls for protecting the middle class by...raising the FDIC insurance levels from $100,000 to $250,000.

Apparently Barry thinks middle class folks keep a lot of cash in the bank. No wonder he doesn't offer anything to help working people--he doesn't know the first thing about them.

And what an insult to Truman and his legacy for McCain to disgrace his hometown and his library today. Harry was reeling in his grave today.

weeks back - it seems appropriate to repeat them today. Here they are:

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The underlying differences between the Republican and Democratic Parties boils down to a very simple thing. The Republicans believe that the power of the Government should be used, first of all, to help the rich and privileged people of this country. With them property comes first. The Democrats believe that the powers of the Government should be used to give the common man some protection, and a chance to make a decent living. With the Democrats the people come first.

The Democratic Party is a political organization that has a heart--it cares about the people--it cares about all the people, rich and poor alike. The Republican Party is ruled by a little group of men who have calculating machines where their hearts ought to be.

Sometimes the Republicans aid their clientele by special favors--like the rich man's tax cut bill which was passed by the 80th Congress over my veto--or like their attempts to give away the Nation's oil resources to all the big oil interests.

Sometimes the Republicans aid their special friends by doing nothing--by a philosophy of each man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. That's why they've fought such measures as minimum wage laws, social security, and the protection of the right of labor unions to organize. All these things and others like them have been opposed by the Republicans.

---Harry S Truman
October 6, 1952

Panda, you're confusing the old, Truman-era Democrats with the new Democrats. Guys like Obama, they don't particularly care whether they help the common man. They've met that guy, and they didn't like him. He didn't go to the right school, and didn't even get a passport until rather late in life. They're more interested in shoveling cash to their friends on the revolving door between government and private life, advancing their own careers, and hanging out with other rich celebrities.

...really? Do we really care what the grandnephew of Harry Truman says? Good lord.

The post-WWII National Debt was at or near 80% of the GDP throughout Truman's Administration. If that were today, we would be the No. 3 debtor country in the world.

We aren't great at No. 26 with a National Debt at 65% of the GDP, but don't tell me how great the economic World was at that time.

We will be right back up to 80% with Obama. Maybe higher. We'll be No. 3 again. Count on in an Obama Administration.

My thoughts exactly.

I'm getting tired of Republicans using Truman's "the buck stops here" and then pass the buck. Simply put, Truman couldn't stand Republicans. The only thing he has in common with McCain is a sharp tongue and temper.

Couldn't the library kick McCain off their lawn? I'm sure McCain would do the same to any of us at his houses.

The Democratic Party is a political organization that has a heart--it cares about the people--it cares about all the people, rich and poor alike. The Republican Party is ruled by a little group of men who have calculating machines where their hearts ought to be.

Sometimes the Republicans aid their clientele by special favors--like the rich man's tax cut bill which was passed by the 80th Congress over my veto--or like their attempts to give away the Nation's oil resources to all the big oil interests.

Sometimes the Republicans aid their special friends by doing nothing--by a philosophy of each man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. That's why they've fought such measures as minimum wage laws, social security, and the protection of the right of labor unions to organize. All these things and others like them have been opposed by the Republicans.

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