[Dan] I'm afraid that I also think the world of President Reagan. In hindsight he was probably dealing with early dementia while in office. Still, he did a great deal to shore up this country's confidence and made us (at least me) proud to be Americans. I think he would be sick to his stomach at what's happening now.
President Reagan was a great story teller. He once worked as a broadcaster for Cubs games by reading what was coming over the telegraph wires. One game the wire went silent and he never missed a pitch. He just had the batter continue fouling off balls until the wire came up again. He also told how he had trouble remembering peoples names so he developed a little trick. He would say, oh I've forgotten your name, and they would tell him their first name and he would say, oh no, I know that. I want to introduce you formally and I've forgotten your last name. It made people feel as if he really cared. And he did. I use the same trick a lot in dealing with people as I'm bad with names too. Anyway, he grew up not a half hour from where I live and was infused with good solid midwestern values. IMO, of course. I liked him a great deal. [Case] I knew the lovefest couldn't last. I think Raygun was evil incarnate, the devil with a warm smile and friendly handshake. I used to watch his little fireside chats in a mirror because if you looked at him straight on, you started thinking, "Awwww, he is so nice. He reminds me of Uncle Harry." Debt, junk bonds, S&L scandals, Iran-Contra, and disco, that's the Raygun legacy. Oh and more than 100 administration officials convicted, indicted, or the subject of official investigations for official misconduct and/or criminal violations. These included the Secretaries of the Interior, Defense, and Labor, the Attorney General, several National Security advisors. Checkout http://www.thenation.com/doc/20040628/editors for an unbiased account. Ok, it's the Nation but still it is actually kind compared to others I could supply. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
