Cranks like me complain about the lack of experience and gravitas of our last three Presidents. Worth noting that a statesman like Haig dies, he of the long and distinguished career, and all eulogies start with a single statement that wasn’t even technically incorrect, but rather a poor choice of words.
The way Haig is remembered may be related somehow to the low quality and experience-level of our recent Presidents.
Alasdair
Give Haig credit where credit is due … he gave the US a significant Civics lesson … prior to his ‘inartful phrasing’, a lot fewer folk actually realised that Secretary of State is 5th in line for the Presidency ! (grin)
CNN Breaking News — Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig has died, a Johns Hopkins Hospital spokesman says.
No word on who’s in charge here.
(Sorry.)
R.I.P.
Cranks like me complain about the lack of experience and gravitas of our last three Presidents. Worth noting that a statesman like Haig dies, he of the long and distinguished career, and all eulogies start with a single statement that wasn’t even technically incorrect, but rather a poor choice of words.
The way Haig is remembered may be related somehow to the low quality and experience-level of our recent Presidents.
Give Haig credit where credit is due … he gave the US a significant Civics lesson … prior to his ‘inartful phrasing’, a lot fewer folk actually realised that Secretary of State is 5th in line for the Presidency ! (grin)
RIP !