Just as he did not have to meet with this woman, he does not have to be bound by any precedent it might set. And he's president, not king. I think refusing to meet her (yes, again) makes him seem even more arrogant than I already think he is. Personally.
Dana On 8/17/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was really saying what I said in the context of precedent. If one person > demands to see the president and the president relents then that could open > up the door for others to do the same. Like I said - I'm no big fan of the > president but in this regard he is doing the right thing. > > And, honestly, the secret service could just boot everyone away from his > residence whenever they want to and he has not had them do that (I'd even > guess that it was something that was mentioned to him). In this regard he is > taking the high road and, at the same time, not opening any doors that should > remain closed. > > Howie > > --- On Wednesday, August 17, 2005 12:30 PM, Dana scribed: --- > > > > Executive privilege? :P I am not saying he HAD to, just that it would > > have been wiser :) and a bit more human. Disagree with the woman as > > much as you want, she has suffered a loss I can't even contemplate. > > What would it have cost him to acknowledge that? > > > > Dana > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169956 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
