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Originally posted by Colin
Invariably, the "look at the president taking a day off during the present crisis" appears during every presidency which means:
1. People always perceive that we are in a crisis
2. People have short memories
On that note, ex-president Clinton just received a whopper of a sum for a public speaking engagement which is another theme that is on the repeat cycle.
World leaders deserve good salaries, whatever the market will bear for speaking engagements and days off.
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Or most likely:
3. Republicans and Democrats hate one another and each will miss no opportunity to take a piss on the other.
JMO, but I think Clinton deserves the $9 mill. He's a good speaker, he's charismatic, and he has a lot to say. Another ex-pres who's always been made fun of to some degree is Jimmy Carter, who is by far one of the smartest men I've ever heard speak. I think he's brilliant.
Now GW, on the other hand, is a different story.
Something tells me a lucrative career in public speaking won't be something he excels at when he leaves office.
I can't imagine why though...
(I'm going to hide now before I get the big, "GFY!")
