tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post9173493776679515587..comments2023-10-17T06:08:27.032-05:00Comments on Grantian Florilegium: Above Reproachgileskirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-78172260715211855082009-08-29T20:46:47.479-05:002009-08-29T20:46:47.479-05:00Rutherford B. Hayes was one of Presidents that I w...Rutherford B. Hayes was one of Presidents that I was taught to respect. His life could be held up as an example of fulfilling the duty of his office with honour and morality in spite of tremendous opposition within and without.<br /><br />You are right about Federal occupation. It really never ended. It just became less obvious and now has spread.Lawrence Underwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261364748415423970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-53849620121829141602009-08-29T14:26:29.570-05:002009-08-29T14:26:29.570-05:00"he withdrew Federal troops from the occupied..."he withdrew Federal troops from the occupied Southern states;"........Boy!... I would have re-elected this guy over and over....lol.... Although I think the occupation continues in other more coercive forms ....I.R.S., Federal mandates, unchecked illegal immigation, ...etc...etc...Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519849257050570182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-78753879904947394242009-08-29T11:56:30.204-05:002009-08-29T11:56:30.204-05:00That whole time period that includes Hayes, Garfie...That whole time period that includes Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley is too often neglected. Those men who are often characterized as "bearded, bland, and forgotten" was a time of growth, restoration, and relative peace and prosperity. We could use another Hayes or Cleveland.<br />What do you think of the new TR book by Douglas Brinkley?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151496978820396884noreply@blogger.com