[MD] Clouds

[Case]

[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.