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I’m indebted to Hillary Clinton for the revelation that my global wanderings when my dad was president qualify me to run for the presidency myself.
Mrs. Clinton has been insisting that her global junkets as first lady, and her meetings with foreign leaders, qualify her to be president of these United States.
I never thought of it that way, but if she is correct then I am eminently qualified to follow my father's footsteps and take up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., not merely as a member of the president's family, but as president in my own right.
Hillary, who even the media now admit will say or do anything to win election, is using her past as first lady to attempt to sell the American people on her expertise in foreign policy, a claim largely based on her travels during her husband's administration and the fact that she met with world leaders while junketing abroad.
Well I'll match my global travels and meetings with world leaders against hers any time, and I'll come out on top.
As a member of the president’s immediate family I traveled far and wide, accompanied by an entourage of Secret Service agents, as are all members of a president's family. And because I was the son of a sitting president, my presence in their country — no matter what the reason for my visit — was treated by their leaders as an official visit and I was accorded the treatment given to such official guests.
Moreover, I was present during times of crisis when momentous decisions were made affecting foreign policy. For example, I was in a suite in the Century Plaza Hotel when my father gave Attorney General Ed Meese the authority to order our military to shoot down Moammar Gadhafi's aircraft in the Gulf of Sidra.
Following Hillary's reasoning, that experience qualifies me as an expert of military matters relating to foreign affairs capable of knowing what to do in a moment of crisis.
Hillary has made much of her alleged exposure to danger during a visit to Bosnia, claiming falsely that she came under sniper fire and is thus qualified to act facing personal threats.
When my father ordered air strikes against two of Gadhafi's homes, which killed his adopted child who was in one of them, Gadhafi swore to get revenge by killing Ronald Reagan's adopted son — me. My life was threatened by a world leader, not merely threatened by imaginary sniper fire.
On one occasion during my dad's administration, when I went to Taiwan on private business (I was in the yacht business in those days), the government went all-out to greet me even though I came as a private citizen. Before I could check out the yachts there, I had to perform the official duty of laying a wreath on the tomb of Chiang Kai-shek, not as a yacht broker but as an official visitor representing the president of the United States.
Does that experience qualify me as an expert on Far Eastern affairs?
On the same trip my family and I were greeted in the Philippines by Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and invited to visit them in the presidential palace for cocktails and conversation. That was another meeting with a world leader.
Hillary's widely-touted experience is not at all unique. Any member of any presidential family has had similar experiences but not one of them ever even suggested that their travel and meetings with foreign leaders qualified them to be president of the United States.
Nancy Reagan, for example, had far more experience than Hillary, but she was content to be the loving wife of a president instead of crowing about the famous world leaders she met in her eight years as first lady and claiming it qualified her to be president. Unlike Hillary, Nancy tells the truth.
Contact Reagan at reagan@caglecartoons.com
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Here are the editorials for today:In response to articles about selling wine in grocery stores: Educate yourself first, Mr. Editor. I am a small wine and spirits business owner, and I can assure you that if the door to this grossly unfair competition is opened without first changing the existing laws to allow liquor stores to compete on the same playing field, I will certainly have to cut my staff and the health care as well. By the content of your articles, you obviously do not comprehend what these corporate giants are proposing nor do you understand the true nature of how liquor retailers are forced to conduct business in order to comply with current ABC law. Do not paint us as a greedy monopoly — we represent a true endangered class of small business owners who do not wish to have a monopoly but must fight to keep from being swallowed alive by corporate greed. While I will happily concede that Tennessee’s liquor laws are outdated, archaic and suppressive, the first thing that should be done is to rewrite the present laws to allow liquor stores to compete, purchase and conduct business in the same manner that most all free enterprise businesses enjoy, specifically the out-of-state corporate grocers. In order to give consumers a fair price and level the competitive playing field for the small liquor stores the following items should first be legislated, and the small businesses allowed time to adjust their present way of conducting business. 1. Liquor stores should be allowed to warehouse liquor and wine in separate buildings off premise like the grocers. This would allow them to buy in bulk, cut costs, and pass these cuts to the customers. They should have the right to buy in huge lots just like the Walmart’s and Kroger’s. 2. Liquor stores should be allowed access to distributors across and out of the state instead of the current monopolized situation that exists. The current laws force them to buy from monopolized, state dictated district distributors. They have no access to competitive wholesale rates for liquor or wine. This is a crime against free enterprise. 3. Liquor stores should be allowed to sell mixers, glasses, wine openers, soft drinks, party items, beer, food items and other items inherent to the business that has hence been denied. 4. Liquor store owners should be allowed to have more than one store, and expand into large chains just like the grocers you now expect them to compete with. 5. Liquor stores should be allowed to advertise specific products, not generic ads. Passing Senator Ketron’s bill is the equivalent of expecting a hobbled mule to instantly compete with a well-bred racehorse. 37601 Tanya Dennis If the economy were booming, George W. Bush would take credit via his tax-cuts for his extremely wealthy friends. These are the same tax cuts Bush and McCain want to make permanent. But guess what? The economy isn’t booming. Instead, it’s tanking, and the worst is yet to come. So, let’s lay the buck where it belongs and where it stops: It’s George W. Bush’s fault. 37206 Grant Houston
Another stupid article. Here are the letters:To the Editor: Drink this upIn response to articles about selling wine in grocery stores: Educate yourself first, Mr. Editor.I am a small wine and spirits business owner, and I can assure you that if the door to this grossly unfair competition is opened without first changing the existing laws to allow liquor stores to compete on the same playing field, I will certainly have to cut my staff and the health care as well. By the content of your articles, you obviously do not comprehend what these corporate giants are proposing nor do you understand the true nature of how liquor retailers are forced to conduct business in order to comply with current ABC law.Do not paint us as a greedy monopoly — we represent a true endangered class of small business owners who do not wish to have a monopoly but must fight to keep from being swallowed alive by corporate greed.While I will happily concede that Tennessee’s liquor laws are outdated, archaic and suppressive, the first thing that should be done is to rewrite the present laws to allow liquor stores to compete, purchase and conduct business in the same manner that most all free enterprise businesses enjoy, specifically the out-of-state corporate grocers.In order to give consumers a fair price and level the competitive playing field for the small liquor stores the following items should first be legislated, and the small businesses allowed time to adjust their present way of conducting business.1. Liquor stores should be allowed to warehouse liquor and wine in separate buildings off premise like the grocers. This would allow them to buy in bulk, cut costs, and pass these cuts to the customers. They should have the right to buy in huge lots just like the Walmart’s and Kroger’s.2. Liquor stores should be allowed access to distributors across and out of the state instead of the current monopolized situation that exists. The current laws force them to buy from monopolized, state dictated district distributors. They have no access to competitive wholesale rates for liquor or wine. This is a crime against free enterprise.3. Liquor stores should be allowed to sell mixers, glasses, wine openers, soft drinks, party items, beer, food items and other items inherent to the business that has hence been denied.4. Liquor store owners should be allowed to have more than one store, and expand into large chains just like the grocers you now expect them to compete with.5. Liquor stores should be allowed to advertise specific products, not generic ads.Passing Senator Ketron’s bill is the equivalent of expecting a hobbled mule to instantly compete with a well-bred racehorse.37601Tanya Dennis To the Editor: It’s G.W.’s faultIf the economy were booming, George W. Bush would take credit via his tax-cuts for his extremely wealthy friends. These are the same tax cuts Bush and McCain want to make permanent. But guess what? The economy isn’t booming. Instead, it’s tanking, and the worst is yet to come. So, let’s lay the buck where it belongs and where it stops: It’s George W. Bush’s fault.37206Grant Houston
pinch poke you owe me a coke ;-) we must have been copying and pasting at exactly the same time.Letter 1:Unfortunately, we are in the buckle of the Bible belt and some lawmakers still believe in prohibition. Loosening laws or making it easy for "sinners" will be a long, tough road. It's easier to carry a gun in public than a glass of chardonnay.Letter 2:Duh.
But Hillary dodged all those stray bullets! And, grabbed a rifle from a Marine and returned fire! While Chelsea fell on a grenade to save her handmaidens!She's a real G.I. Jane, our Hillary! Because of that, she's the next President!(Instead of that other guy was has these fantastical claims that almost no one takes seriously...you know, the guy who was almost killed on July 29, 1967, when he was at the epicenter of the Forrestal fire, where he escaped from his burning jet and was trying to help another pilot escape when a bomb exploded and was struck in the legs and chest by fragments? The ensuing fire killed 134 sailors and took 24 hours to control. Probably all nonsense, that.)Then, this 'pretender' claims he was flying his twenty-third bombing mission over North Vietnam, when his A-4E Skyhawk was shot down by a missile over Hanoi, where he fractured both arms and a leg, and then nearly drowned when he parachuted into Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi. After he regained consciousness, a mob attacked him, crushed his shoulder with a rifle butt, and bayoneted him; he was then transported to Hanoi's main Hoa Loa Prison, nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton". Supposedly badly wounded, his captors might have refused him medical care (but that's so...Abu Gharib, isn't it?), instead beating and interrogating him to get information. They say (but can you believe it?) he spent six weeks in the Hoa Loa hospital, receiving marginal care. Now having lost 50 pounds (hey, Al Gore needs that exercise program!), in a chest cast, and with his hair turned white, then was sent to a different camp on the outskirts of Hanoi in December 1967, into a cell with two other Americans who did not expect him to live a week. Then, again, supposedly, in March 1968, he was put into solitary confinement, where he would remain for two years. Probably had handmaidens.Who can you believe? Why, Hillary of course, and that 'Personal Jesus' dude, you know, Osama, Obonga, WHOEVER. Anyone but a...Rethuglican~!
Or an old man. The guy is 71 and red as barn... Can't wait to see what you guys do when he picks Leiberman to run with him.
At least Leiberman is welcome in OUR big house. The leftists keep going farther...Left.Maoists!
"...our big house"Don't you mean "nut house"?But seriously, I mean what this country really needs IS 100 years of more war. Duh.
bomb bomb bomb.....
In fact, we should militarize all jobs and just manufacture war as our national export. Then, once we blow the world to hell, we can concentrate on getting rid of those damn Liberals. After that we can all drink coke and live in harmony.
A CLEP exam to qualify for President? OK, I'm qualified.I'm Pondering This: Why are Peace Activists so violent?
Why are war mongers so stupid?
I'll ask a war monger if I ever find a real one.
Go to Washington. I'm sure you'll run into a few.
Been there. Didn't find any REAL ones. Just those labeled as such by others entranced by their own voices and sense of importance.
While you're looking, you could research the use of sarcasm. :)
I really don't want to hear about your journey of self-discovery. Send a screenplay to Lifetime if you want.
Now back to the topic. I would bet that Leiberman is the VP for McCain.
Hey Blanket! You here? Got my new scooter the other day. Had to put it together without instructions. Owner's manual is translated from Chinese. Seems I'm supposed to ride it with a relaxed moon. Wonder if that'll get me arrested.It runs really nice but I haven't gotten it up to speed yet. It's been 55 years since I've ever ridden something that didn't enclose me and that was a bicycle so I'm having to learn.I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with it.
Not Leiberman. Probably Huckabee with Mitt as Secretary of State. Or vice versa.
McCain better not pick Leiberman...I've had enough "Joementum" before, no need to bring it back for this election.
Does anyone see the irony of Mr. Reagan criticizing Ms. Clinton when he uses his experience as the son of a president to justify being a political commentator? Explain to me how a former boat racer and game show host is qualified to write about politics.The only phrase that comes to mind is, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.And don’t even get me started on the condescending statement about Nancy just being “content to be the loving wife of a president”. Nothing is wrong with a wife having a little ambition. Nancy probably would have made a fine presidential candidate. Jane Wyman, not so much.I’m not a Hilary fan, but this diatribe was insulting.
It doesn’t matter who McCain picks, there is no way Bush can go 8 more months without screwing up again, this time to the continued detriment of the Republican party, and all but eliminating McCain, even if he is running against Clinton!
You know what they used to say about Nancy in Hollywood. LOLDoes anyone really pay attention to what any child of a President says? I mean, why don't we ask Amy Carter about Iraq...jeez...
Why are leftys so blind?
Why are you so stupid?
Why are righties so hypocritical?
Lefties blind? That is a stretch! The Republican BS can be seen from a mile away!
It can be seen from space as well.Did you read where some people think an asteroid or meteor destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (sp?)?
Hey, CAH! Here I am! So are you pleased with the scooter overall? When is the next relaxed moon? LOL! Keep me updated. I'm still considering one. Which one did you get again?Hey, g & revo. Happy Monday!
i did read that today, gdiafante. i'm sure cocheese the apologist will arrive shortly to justify all that for us.
If you say so blanket. For me, I'm paying for too many black and tans during the Preds game yesterday.
Hey blanket, back at you for Monday!I wonder “who” sent the meteor ‘roid (is that a pun?)?
Obviously the arachnids.Want to learn more? LOL
HA! black & tan? Stop - you're making me thirsty and it's no where near beer o'clock in my world!
meteor'roid - lol!
In every image of McSame in "hero-mode" he's got a lit Marlboro. A few years ago, he had melanoma removed - that's serious cancer, not just a blemish. His jaw is the size of my butt. I'm afraid he wouldn't make it through a single term. Then what? Mitt? Mike? Joe? He is toast.
First term? Hell, I’ll be surprised if he makes it though the election!!
That man is about a crazy as it gets. I can't believe anyone takes him seriously. He's senile as can be.
He's just the side of sane compared to GWB. That's the difference. Except he just can't hear when they speak in his earpiece.
So does that mean you don't want him answering the phone? LOL!