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Tuesday, May 03, 2005 Hatred The other night I had dressed for dinner and was leaving the apartment. I passed Mildred as she was ironing shirts. She said, "Nice you are going out. You won't have to listen to Bush." I was quite surprised when she followed that by saying, "I hate him". That really astonished me. I went out thinking of what she had said. I thought of my feelings for presidents and how they varied over the years. FDR was like a father figure. I was too young to have any real political opinions. Truman I held in disrespect because of his using the atomic bomb, but creating the UN was great. Eisenhower was a shadow of MacArthur. Jack I was too close to make an objective assessment but when he was killed, lights went out. Lyndon Johnson I knew as tough customer but he carried through on civil rights. Nixon was terrible. Of course I would have to say that as when they published his enemy list I was on it twice. Ford was to me a fill in. Carter created for us a legacy of disaster when he pulled the rug out from under the Shah, but he left a great enviornmental heritage in his creation of national monuments. Reagan I liked him and Nancy as people but politically no way. BushI was good for the Carlyle Group. I had to like Clinton but his taste in women was bleak. So we get to BushII: socially discompassionate and fiscally irresponsible. Hatred is not there but I sure hope someday I don't have to shake his hand. |
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The Demise of Elegance The Sea Inside HAIR - Visceral Connections DOWNFALL A Dolphin Story Winds of Change?? More Thoughts for Bette Answers To Bette Come Back Jesus ARCHIVES December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005
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