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I laud him for being an anti-communist, but he wasn't very pro-American. Why are Democrats always on the wrong side, bad side, evil side of history, at least since after Truman?jerrab » 6 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ kennedy's speaker of the house---
A staunch anti-communist, McCormack supported U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. His support for the war and the seniority system in Congress caused increasing numbers of younger members to challenge his leadership; McCormack survived a 1969 contest with Mo Udall for the Speakership.