[Rhodes22-list] Catastrophe or a disaster?

[petelargo]

Don't you think it is just a little presumptuous and dismissive to declare
what you think my "agenda" is when you don't know one thing about me? And as
regards your imagery of being strapped to your 'F-thing' while at full
thrust, you will have to find someone else as I don't swing that way. (not
that there is anything wrong with that).  


Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
> 
> Herb,
> 
> You're wasting your time.  These rants are from people with a whole
> different agenda.  But just for shits and grins, I'd like to strap their
> ass
> to an F-102 for one ride and see if they still want to run their mouth
> about
> "avoiding Vietnam" again.
> 
> Brad
> 
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Mymymy, aren't we glad you don't write the history books. Soooo much
>> spin, garbage, and nonsense, one hardly knows where to begin.
>>
>>
>> Rob Lowe wrote:
>> > Oh, I don't know.  It's an interesting question, but I agree it has
>> nothing
>> > to do with discussing the current candidates and should be debating on
>> it's
>> > own merits.  Pete, which is worse, a catastrophe or a disaster?  I am
>> > undecided how W's administration will be remembered too, between those
>> two
>> > choices that is.
>> >
>> > In some ways, you got to feel sorry for W.  He grew up in the shadow of
>> his
>> > very famous and successful father.  Although I didn't care much for
>> George
>> > H.W., I have to admire him for his accomplishments and his success. 
>> H.W
>> .
>> > was a successful collage baseball player, war hero, business man, a
>> pretty
>> > good politician, and put together a coalition to drive the Iraqis out
>> of
>> > Kuwait.  W. on the other hand was a C student, avoided the Vietnam War,
>> > failed in business until his daddy's rich friends bought his businesses
>> at
>> > inflated prices, choose partisanship over accomplishments in politics
>> > (although I have to argue Cheney is the force behind most of that), and
>> got
>> > into two wars that he can't win.  And bin Laden is still on the loose.
>> >
>> > W.'s pretty much shot Jeb's chance at the White House, and it wasn't
>> > supposed to be that way.  Jeb is the favorite son and was being groomed
>> for
>> > the White House.  But W, looking for daddy's approval, decided to run
>> for
>> > the White House and won.  Well, he didn't win it, the Supreme Court
>> gave
>> it
>> > to him.
>> >
>> > Yes, history will be the judge of W's legacy.  But this is the same guy
>> > trying to spin his own legacy.  This is the guy who has compared
>> himself
>> to
>> > both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  You sure don't see anyone
>> else
>> > comparing W. to Washington or Lincoln, not even his most ardent
>> supporters.
>> >
>> > So, catastrophe or disaster?  Worse president in American history? 
>> Only
>> > time will tell.  - rob
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:43 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Say What, Barack?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Huh???? How is discussing whether "the bush presidency will be
>> evtually
>> >> considered a catastrophe or a disaster" more a substantiative
>> political
>> >> critique than discussing the current candidates? The Bush presidency
>> is
>> >> just about over, and virtually nothing can be done to change his
>> course.
>> >> History has shown that the great presidencies were typically not
>> >> recognized as such until LONG after they're over. In reality, that
>> >> discussion would be virtually empty of substance were it to be held
>> now.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> For a more substantiative political critique I suggest the discussion
>> of
>> >>> whether the bush presidency will be eventually considered a
>> catastrophe
>> >>>
>> > or a
>> >
>> >>> disaster. I am undecided, but willing to hear arguments on both
>> sides.
>> >>>
>> >>> Pete Hussein Lauritzen
>> >>> Key Largo
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
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