Pomp without substance
by Harley Sorenson
San Francisco Chronicle
01/24/05
Ah, there is no end to the duplicity of politicians. ... I've lived through 18 inaugurations, and every president from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush has promised to lead us through the current 'crisis.' Sometime the crises are real. Roosevelt came into office shortly after the onset of the Great Depression and continued on through World War II.
When that ended, the Cold War began, and each president in his turn had to shepherd us through that crisis. They milked the Cold War for all it was worth, from Truman through Reagan.
... If it had been up to me, last week's inauguration would have been held in the Oval Office or some similar venue, with perhaps only a few dozen people on hand. It would have cost ... perhaps $12. Instead of paralyzing the District of Columbia and turning it into a kind of fortress prison, it would have inconvenienced almost nobody...
http://tinyurl.com/5sza8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
San Francisco Chronicle
01/24/05
Ah, there is no end to the duplicity of politicians. ... I've lived through 18 inaugurations, and every president from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush has promised to lead us through the current 'crisis.' Sometime the crises are real. Roosevelt came into office shortly after the onset of the Great Depression and continued on through World War II.
When that ended, the Cold War began, and each president in his turn had to shepherd us through that crisis. They milked the Cold War for all it was worth, from Truman through Reagan.
... If it had been up to me, last week's inauguration would have been held in the Oval Office or some similar venue, with perhaps only a few dozen people on hand. It would have cost ... perhaps $12. Instead of paralyzing the District of Columbia and turning it into a kind of fortress prison, it would have inconvenienced almost nobody...
http://tinyurl.com/5sza8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 25. Jan, 10:52
