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Posted By: GUEST,Larry K
23-Jul-04 - 09:45 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Peace President
Subject: RE: BS: The Peace President
Lets look at how the last 40 years of presidents have been remembered.
Kennedy- Camelot- or came a lot. Great looks and wit. Bay of Pigs.
Assasanated. Lowered taxes. Fought Communism.
Johnson- Great Society- (a trillion dollar waste) Vietnam-forced
him not to run again.
Nixon- Watergate- resigned in disgrace. Great foreign policy-
opened dialog with China. "I am not a crook" "Tricky Dick"
Ford- Chevy Chase impression on Saturday Night live
Carter- Misery- high unemployment, high inflation, high interest rate
sitting in sweater telling us to turn down heat. long gas
lines, iran hostages. failed rescue attempt. "I promise I
would never lie to you" most honest politician in office
Reagan- liberals thought he was Satan. Everyone else thought he was
the greatest president ever. "There you go again" "Tear
down the wall" Iran contra scandal
Bush- First Gult War. "Read my lips- no new taxes" and than
increased taxes.
Clinton- "I never had sex with that woman" "depends on what meaning
of is, is" impeached. Disbarred. First black president.
Great communicator. convicted perjurer and liar. Good
economy. Hillary
Bush- I don't think he will be remembered as the "peace" president.
I do think he will be remembered for 9/11, liberating
Afganastan and Iraq, defeating the taliban, and capturing
Sadaam. He will also be remembered for alianating France.
I can't think of any president of the USA who is remembered as a peace president. Most of the great presidents (Washington, Lincoln, FDR?) were war presidents.
So Jack- for once we agree.