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To: haqihana who wrote (7209)	4/20/2006 2:31:36 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) of 71588

Great leaders are rare. Honest leaders are rare. Great honest leaders are almost impossible to find. Teddy Roosevelt was a great honest leader. He lived the motto by which he is best remembered: "speak softly but carry a big stick." There has been a whisper that FDR had the decoded translation of the Japanese war declaration hours before the Japanese ambassador delivered it. Some people think he wanted Pearl Harbor to cement American support for the war. Then when we were in the war the first thing he did was attack Germany, and not Japan. Harry Trumann was a good honest person from the Show me state of Missouri. He lived the honest Mid West values that so befuddle Democrats. When he put the sign up that said "The Buck Stops Here" he was sending the message that he was responsible for everything that went on. In that respect he may have even been a better President than Ronald Reagan. I have always admired Harry, but was not aware of any reasons to call him a great President. By many measures President Bush 43 does not stack up with these men. He has restored some respect to the office.

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