President Harry Truman came out swinging last week at his favorite political target the Republican 80th Congress.
The Republicans, said Harry Truman firmly, are using the congressional spy investigations as a "red herring to keep from doing what they ought to do." The investigations had produced no evidence not long known to the FBI and a federal grand jury, he added, and they served no useful purpose. "On the contrary, they are doing irreparable harm to certain persons, seriously impairing the morale of federal employees, and undermining public confidence in the Government."
Then the President swung with his other hand. Reading...
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