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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (37618)	7/25/2004 9:05:46 PM
From: zonkie	Respond to of 81568

I always felt that Johnson cost us the war in vietnam by trying to micro manage it from the oval office instead of turning it over to the generals and telling them to win it. He should have decided by 1964 that if we were going to win the war we were going to have to take the fight into North Vietnam and not be afraid of China and Russia's backing of the north. This isn't to say it couldn't have still been won by the time Nixon came into office. The best thing I remember about his presidency was not something he did but Claudia's (Ladybird's) war on litter. I think it did as much or more good for America as any first ladies "cause." All first ladies since her have had something like that which they focused their attention on. Usually it was something which hit close to home with them like Barbara Bush's fight for literacy since she had a moron son. Maybe Laura could combine Barbara and Nancy's programs into something like "just say no to illiterate presidents." ___________________ Our most recent First Ladies have made a difference. High-profile attorney Hillary Clinton worked heartily on children's rights. Barbara Bush fought for family literacy and advised, "Believe in something larger than yourself." Nancy Reagan appealed to students to "Just Say No" to drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The slogan became a cultural phenomenon. Rosalyn Carter shared in her husband's decision-making and spoke out on mental health and human rights. Betty Ford actively celebrated the Equal Rights Amendment, helped the handicapped, and proclaimed, "Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got." Mrs. Ford's cultural exchange programs were described as having "done more to cement (foreign) relations...than all the talk of diplomats." Pat Nixon was an international ambassador of goodwill and encouraged women to have regular mammograms. Lady Bird Johnson spearheaded strong cleanup campaigns along highways and Jacqueline Kennedy glimmered with élan and extraordinary dignity. "Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined, and vigorous person on it," said Mrs. Johnson. "There must be somebody who provides the flame." Often the flame has been married to the President of the United States. dailycelebrations.com