Reagan and Bush honest and trustworthy What about the Tower Commission, Iran Contra (strict and willing violation of US laws with the full knowledge of the sitting president), the entire Nicaragua conflict, at one point Bush Sr. had 4 cabinet members under investigation.
And then there is Nixon... Myself I think that the distrust started about 1650 or so. larry On 9/27/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howie wrote: > > Yeah, previous presidents were so honest. Take Tricky Dick for example... > > > > Yes, but we had a good stretch in terms of trust: Ford, Carter, > Reagan, Bush. Of course Pres. Reagan had the Iran-Contra thing but > that was, really, a much lesser offense the Mr. Bush's fake war. That > is, it makes you appreciate the days when all you had to worry about > was a few guns in a banana republic. Nowadays, it's the guns, troops, > money, reconstruction contracts, and lost world prestige. Mr. Bush's > screw ups make Mr. Reagan's look like an inconsequntial li'l white > lie. > > Pres Clinton, however, gave many Americans the impression that he > didn't honor the Whitehouse. While that is an issue of trust, it's > mostly an issue of symbolism. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175130 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
