Very well...
I always liked Mary Ann myself, though Tina was very pretty.
Posted on 11/16/2001 1:23:51 PM PST by Judge Parker
I think sometimes the making of the sausage is a messy business and often misunderstood by casual observers. I do believe that the sausage making should be revealed at a time after the sausage makers have retired. I think this would satisfy the history buffs and protect the current and future civil servants who are already reluctant to serve largely because of risky potential legal expenses. I hope I have chosen the proper stance because I hate for Mr. Bill to get away with anything more than he allready has.
I don't think Bush did it just to be mean, but for the sanity of the people of this country, and as a leader, he was forced to.
Releasing info on 8 years of Clintonism could cause breakdowns, heart attack, massive protests, and general health and social problems all over the world.
The man had to do what the man had to do. What America already knows about Clinton has caused enough damage. Can you immagine if everyone knew everything ?????Clinton would be a man in hiding, with his friend and ally Bin.
As I have said before, I have often wondered what GW's motivation for running for president was. He seems to lack the killer ambition that most recent candidates have had. I continue to harbor the suspicion that something happened during the Reagan-Bush I years that has brought the Bush family protective instinct out in full. What that something is I don't quite know, but I strongly suspect it has something to do with BCCI.
Now I guess that I can expect the usual charges of tin-foil. To those who make such charges I say, go do some research on the subject and see if you can honestly say that all questions related to the subject have been adequately answered.
Something should be done about the secrecy of our huge, huge, Federal government.
Letting the Legislative branch intrude so dramatically into the Executive is not the answer. No way will the supreme Court uphold the PRA.
The beauty of an amendment is that it could apply to the Legislative Branch also, it is no accident that the Congress hasn't passed a law to expose their inner workings.
The only other Constitutional option I see is to have a standard for release so generous that a president would be impeached for fighting it and after Clinton, I don't much care for that option.
These days, it's getting harder and harder to tell the difference!
In my opinion the affair stemmed from a honest effort to do the right thing regardless some stupid legislation designed by the democrat controlled house and senate of the time. I nearly went to work for Ollie back then but was turned down because I was raising kids and had a wife to support. I wanted to help Reagan in his endevor. In fact I recieved thanks for my many efforts. My guess is that some of the documents that would be released would be letters sent to the white house with my name on them.The investigation that resulted was sour grapes by enemies both domesic and foreign and nearly destroyed a lot of people whose only crime was patriotism.
This was also the reason for the policies that tied the hands of the CIA and FBI regarding paying $ to known drug dealers and other bad types which just recenty played a part in our lack of intelligence. The result was our inability to stop the terrorist atack on the U.S.
In this man's opinion the masses can wait just a little longer for the story that the Reagan administation has never really told because of the selfless acts by many who worked hard to make this world a better place to live and their families. The same people who tried to destroy the Reagan legacy are still around and I for one don't want to revisit this chapter of the dumbest things a congress can do.
CAP, I figure it's a "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine." sort of deal. When the previous Bush administration left office, they wiped all their computers clean and Clinnton wouldn't even talk about it. "Two wings on the same bird of prey." Peace and love, George.
IT WAS 1987!
At a lecture the other day they played an old video of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.
There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree. But what he said was stunning!! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
Ollie replied, "Yes I did sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't this just a little excessive?"
'No sir,' continued Ollie. "No? And why not?" the senator asked.
"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened sir."
'Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
'By a terrorist, sir.' Ollie answered.
'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
"His name is Osama bin Laden sir." Ollie replied. At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued.
"Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
"Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of," Ollie answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well sir, if it were up to me, I would recommend that an assassinteam be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this approach and that was all that was shown of the clip.
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