[MD] Clouds

[Dan Glover]

>From: "Case" <Case at iSpots.com>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
>Subject: Re: [MD] Clouds
>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:35:57 -0500
>
>[Case]
>It is true that Carter was the Jeremiah of presidents. He told us what we
>would need to do to turn this country around. We obviously did not want to
>hear it. Raygun lied, borrowed and sold out the country for short term 
>gains
>and the result is 30 years later nothing has changed. We are still hostages
>to the oil producers and we are still fighting senseless wars in the name 
>of
>lower fuel prices.

[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.

Thanks for your comments,

Dan