[GBA]

History will remember him well, long after we've forgotten his poll driven critics. He seems to be a lot like Churchill in that he did what needed to be done and then was discarded when the politics of the moment changed.

[ImpBill]

It depends on who writes the history. Remember who is in charge of "education" in this country. Remember which writers are "Politically Correct" enough to have their text books read in class rooms all over the nation.

"America ... Where are you now?"

[dfwgator]

History will remember him well, long after we've forgotten his poll driven critics. He seems to be a lot like Churchill in that he did what needed to be done and then was discarded when the politics of the moment changed.

Well put. I can't imagine what WWII would have been like in today's media climate. There were so many SNAFUs and bad decisions in WWII, but people never heard about them. All people know today is that we ended up winning.