Re: A New Twist on Presidential Retreats

[James Powell <jepowell@JPS.NET>]

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From: "David Blomstrom" <GeoBear@GEOBOP.COM>
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Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 7:37 AM
Subject: A New Twist on Presidential Retreats


> No, I'm not talking about vacations at Camp David or gambling in
pre-Castro
> Cuba. I'm talking about presidential RETREATS, like the one Bill Clinton
> just pulled off.
>
> Sheez, could his pardons have been any sleazier? Can you believe his
> colleauges vandalized the White House?
>
> I actually liked Clinton in the beginning. The Monica Lewinsky affair was
> an eye-opener. Little did I know it was really just a preview of what was
> to come. There may be no better symbol of the arrogance of power that has
> come to define American politics.
>
> Clinton's antics actually make George Bush look good to more naive
> taxpayers. While Clinton stands in the bushes with his underwear pulled
> down around his ankles, Bush lightly dismisses the White House vandalism
> ("There may have been a few cartoons posted here and there," to paraphrase
> him) and calmly says his administration won't tolerate a lack of ethics
and
> shoddy behavior.
>
> As Al Gore works on his concession speech for 2004, I suspect that George
> Bush may be setting the stage for an even more spectacular retreat,
> inviting the Revenge of John McCain and Ralph Nader. Richard Nixon may
have
> started a fad - presidential routs.
>
> Historians may rely on a new criterion for judging presidents - Would you
> buy a used car from this ex-president?
>
> Because public education is primarily a liberal institution, it's no
> surprise that so many teachers nationwide actively supported Clinton
during
> even his sleaziest misadventures. I recall a union hack asking the Seattle
> Education Association's "leadership" to issue a statement of support for
> Clinton during the Lewinsky debacle, even while Clinton and SEA were
> ignoring the more immediate problems that affect teachers.
>
> I think that reflects very poorly on the profession. I'd like to see
> teachers nationwide issue a statement condemning Clinton. People who say
it
> would only support George Bush are fools. Just as Bush acted cavalier in
> making light of Clinton's parting shots at democracy, teachers who were
> mature enough to admit the obvious - at the same time taking a somewhat
> unpopular and unexpected stand - might be viewed as intelligent adults,
not
> the feeble-minded amateurs that practically beg to be punished by
> accountability commissions.
>
> Let George Bush dig his own grave, which teachers can cap with a plaque
> bearing the legend, "He failed HIS high-stakes test."
>
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