In 1948, President Harry S Truman summed up his view of the Republican Party this way:<\/p>\n
\u2026 I have studied the Republican Party for years at close hand \u2026. And I have discovered where the Republicans stand on most of the major issues. Since they won\u2019t tell you themselves, I am going to tell you.<\/p>\n
Republicans approve of the American farmer \u2013 but they are willing to help him go broke.<\/p>\n
They stand foursquare for the American home \u2013 but not for housing.<\/p>\n
They are strong for labor \u2013 but they are stronger for restricting labor\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n
They favor a minimum wage \u2013 the smaller the minimum the better.<\/p>\n
They endorse educational opportunity for all \u2013 but they won\u2019t spend money for teachers or for schools.<\/p>\n
They think modern medical care and hospital are fine \u2013 for people who can afford them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 1948, President Harry S Truman summed up his view of the Republican Party this way: \u2026 I have studied the Republican Party for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,119,16,573],"tags":[153,812,1342],"yoast_head":"\n
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