I am writing my senators today to urge the establishment of

[tsuki]

a Senate Committee on War Profiteering, like the Truman Committee during WWII.

Read about his committee,

"When he heard rumors of such profiteering, Truman got into his Dodge and, during a Congressional recess, drove 30,000 miles paying unannounced visits to corporate offices and worksites. The Senate committee he chaired launched aggressive investigations into shady wartime business practices and found "waste, inefficiency, mismanagement and profiteering," according to Truman, who argued that such behavior was unpatriotic. Urged on by Truman and others in Congress, President Roosevelt supported broad increases in the corporate income tax, raised the excess-profits tax to 90 percent and charged the Office of War Mobilization with the task of eliminating illegal profits. Truman, who became a national hero for his fight against the profiteers, was tapped to be FDR's running mate in 1944."

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030512&s=editors

Please join me in writing.

[ray of light]

1. that's a great idea!

[tsuki]

2. On a side note, my Daddy always maintained that Truman was tapped

to be VP because he was too effective. Don't know if it's true, but he gave 'em Hell.

[rodeodance]

3. so, who will be this Lone Ranger THIS time????

[tsuki]

7. Boxer? Obama? Feingold? Pelosi? Any others?

[unhappycamper]

4. Suggestion: x-post this to DU Activist Headquarters forum.

Great idea! Thanks.

[tsuki]

5. I think I did. Or is there another place? Confusing an old lady again.

Shame.

:hi:

See ya in DC.

[unhappycamper]

6. Duh. Not enough coffee.. . . . .n/t