--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Putting any individual president aside for a moment, can you > imagine the amperage that must flow through the president, > simply by virtue of the office? All those people reporting > to you. All the decisions. The pressures and responsibilities. > The unending calculations. > > All that stuff Maharishi said about the head of state mirroring > the people makes sense to me. Imagine being a conduit for the > energies of this crazy nation! > > Reagan got around it by delegating and napping.
I once read an article written by a fellow who had worked closely with several Presidents, who commented that Reagan was the only one who he had not seen "age" considerably while in office (meaning that he had seen most Presidents "put on" about ten years in physical appearance of age during each four-year term). Even though he actually liked Reagan, his rationale for why this was true was clear. He felt that none of this pressure ever got to Reagan because he didn't really understand that any of it was real. He was brought up in an environment (the movies) where when people got shot, they all got to stand up again and be fine once the director yelled, "Cut." > Bush 41 managed it by being a good manager. Clinton thrived > on it, being who he is. As for Bush 43 (to get back at digging > at W), I don't see the innate resources that would help him cope. He gave them (alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs) up some time ago, and replaced them with religion. It doesn't seem to be doing as good a job for him as the other crutches did. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
