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January 1st 04, 12:59 AM

= = = ojunk (Michael Bryant)
= = = wrote in message ...
From: (RHF)

The First Rule of Politics is . . .

It's Not Who Did the Work - That Gets the Credit or the Blame.

It's Who Signs the Bill (Act of Congress) into LAW [.]

So Give that US Congress and President the Credit or the Blame.

That's just silly thinking, RHF!

=R= It is NOT My Thinking - It Simply the Reality of Public
Perception.

Most of the Credit or Blame should got to the US Congress [.]

But it is easier for the Public (with the Help of the Media)
to 'focus' on the One Man (NOT the Many) who they can Visualize
and Single out in their minds and that MAN is "The President" [.]

If GH Bush did the bulk of NAFTA negotiations,
blaming NAFTA on Clinton is just downright deceptive.

=R= But... Implementation happened on Clinton's Watch (Presidency)

The Republicans were the ones that initiated NAFTA and negotiated it.

=R= Actually NAFTA was negotiated by the Bush Administration.
Then NAFTA was Accepted by a Republican Controlled US Congress.
Finally NAFTA was Implemented by the Clinton Administration.
TBL: The 'implementation' "The DOING" was done by President Clinton.

But many Americans are too blinded by political partisanship to
see that their heroes were the ones that were responsible.

=R= With Most People - Feeling Are Facts
And Feelings are in The HERE! & The NOW !

* If I am Feeling Good - Then Credit "The MAN" [President]

* If I am Feeling Bad - Then Blame "The MAN" [President]

FACTS AND THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF EVENTS BE DAMMED !

In The HERE & The NOW - It's How I Feel That Is Important.

They need to grow up.

=R= The Pubic simply needs to be 'educated' by the MEDIA.
Every Vote on a Major Issue (Bill) by the 'local' US Representative
and US Senators should be covered by the Local Media.
But the failure of the Local Media is to Parrots of the National
Media.
So the 'national' Media reports "The President" did this today;
and the 'local' Media reports "The President" did this today.
The same AP, UPI etc stories read and re-read by both the national and
local Media.
IMHO: A FREE PRESS's Primary Job is to "Inform" the Electorate and
the 'local' MEDIA is Failing in their JOB [.]

BTW, thanks for your documentation proving that military
downsizing actually began under Reagan!

=R= Actually BRAC started with President Kennedy; then Presidents
Johnson and Nixon did very little; and next President Carter tried
his hand at it and was blocked by Congress. Finally building on
Lessons Learned for President Carter; the Reagan Administration was
able to get BRAC going effectively. (But the dirty little secret is
that the original US Congress built-in a DELAY into the BRAC Process
so their Vote would long be forgotten and "The President" would get
the Blame.

Bryant

=R= wmcis ~ RHF

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