Harry Truman

[Judy Harder]

Maybe you haven't seen this in awhile.  Pays to read it every so often.....

When President Truman retired from office in 1952, his income was
substantially 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.

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."

We now see that the 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.

Was good old Harry Truman correct when he observed, "My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth,  there's hardly any difference." I, for one, believe the piano player job to be much more honorable than current politicians.
Harry Truman….come back, we need you!
     

[frawin]

Good article Judy, if Harry truman were in politics today I think he woud be a conservative, "to the right", Republican. If you look at what was a Southern Democrat Conservative 60 years ago you see what is a Southern Conservative Republican today.
Frank Winn