Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to stand up to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. A 1954 Gallup poll found that Joe McCarthy was the fourth on its list of most admired men. <ref>http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/mccarth5.htm</ref>He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name. | Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to stand up to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. A 1954 Gallup poll found that Joe McCarthy was the fourth on its list of most admired men. <ref>http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/mccarth5.htm</ref>He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name. |