Not So "Dolce" Musto — Page 2

mrs. mambo asked me once, "why don't you run for office? you really are into politics and i think you'd be a good politician." after i managed to stop my guffaws and wipe away the tears of laughter, i pointed out a few recent developments during the primaries (i.e. the gw guard records) and asked her to consider what people might think of some of my less than glowing moments. then it was her turn to laugh as she imagined peter jennings trying to find a way to describe some of my antics without offending the american people. for the record, she laughed a lot longer than i did. and everytime she looked at me the rest of the night started laughing all over again. i'm still dealing with the trauma of that night. thanks for sending me down this path, ck and flit...you heartless f***s!

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I could run for office being, as I am, as pure as the driven snow

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I hold the Purity Test partly accountable for why we have such limited choices when it comes to voting. Anyone with a colorful history of any kind is afraid to run any more. And we end up with all these straight-laced stiffs who have been keeping their noses clean since they decided at age 12 that they had a future in politics. It totally eliminates the late bloomers...unless they have parents with enough money or political influence to make it go away.

Just a guess, but I'm bettin' none of us fall into that catagory.

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Speaking of colorful histories, here's a relatively short history of St. Ronnie's that might jar the memories of some of us who survived those times, and enlighten some of you who weren't born yet.
Link

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I think it's reasonable to say that about Crater. From what I've read and heard he was a very different person than Reagan. Carter never lost touch with the common person and was an advocate of human rights. He was not a bad president considering his trem was during a time of high unemployment and a large budget deficit.

The Reagan's were too far removed from the average American.

What I would love to know is what Reagan did during his presidency that was positive. I keep heraing, in all these tributes, what a nice gut he was, what a great sense of humor he had but, nothing other than the end of the cold war, is mentioned specifically. That was an accomplishment but, part of the credit for that also goes to Gorbachev. the two were able to connect, trust one another and make positive changes.

Everyone who defends Reagan through all the negative comments says that you have to remember the positive things he did. What were they?

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Namo for President!

Updated On: 6/9/04 at 06:56 PM

y'welcome, third.

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WHAT?
Musto for President.

yeah, that's another way of saying it, namo, but i can go either way as long as that mustachioed frito bandito's nerdy brother lookin' ortega got retired.

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