Wednesday, May 18, 2011

HARRY & BESS BY HJS


HJS Comments: Thanks, ol' friend for the article. It is not easy to remember that President Harry Truman was a Democrat. He looked after the country first, not the party and his friends, and certainly not special interests--unless by special interests you mean the United States Military Services and the American worker. He loved this country and all of the ideas that made this country great. He helped make this country even greater.



George Wallace, running for the same office one time said that "There was not a dime's worth of difference between the two parties."


I am sure that Harry and Bess would smile at that because that was as it should be! Unfortunately, the Democratic Party left the idea of Harry and Bess behind, along with the values and the principles of this great nation. We would like them back, of course, but after this last debacle of an administration, trust will take some time. But they are still welcome to return.




Subject: HARRY & BESS

My, my; How times have changed. Obama invites a cop-killing advocate to the white house and then there is this Democrat:

We will never see this again



Thought you'd enjoy this one!

This one you want your Children and Grandchildren to read.


They won’t believe this happened, but it DID.

Harry & Bess

This seems unreal..... In this new world of crooks and parasites, Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more, important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 42 Presidents preceding him.

However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House.

The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence Missouri . His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives.

When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.

After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them.

When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale.."

Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise."

As president he paid for all of his own travel expens es and food.

Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices.

Political offices are now for sale. (e.g. Illinois )Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!

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