To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (8324 ) 2/25/1998 4:47:00 AM From: Dwight E. Karlsen Read Replies (1) | Respond to
....and I am troubled that the Office of the Presidency is being debased over alleged sexual dalliances, even if the intended purpose of all of this is to uncover high crimes and misdemeanors which, I might add, if they exist, should have been brought to the surface and exposed prior to his nomination and election in 1992. all the people, the President must serve in place of a king as the Chief of State, the ceremonial head of the government who greets distinguished visitors, awards medals to heroes, and commemorates national events great and small. More important, he is the Chief Executive, directing the executive branch of the Government in its day-to-day operations; he is Chief Diplomat, directing the country's foreign relations; and he is Commander-in-Chief of all the nation's armed forces. Besides these specific duties he has many others; he proposes legislative programs to Congress; he serves as leader of his party; he is spokesman for the country and, at times, he assumes the position of moral leader for the entire free world. When it was a much smaller job, Washington complained of its demands; of the office in mid-twentieth century, Truman said, "No man can really fill the Presidency."
