Politics & Politicians 1820-2000

The Conclusion

Starting November 20th on TV, a program called History Channel will talk about politics beginning with George Washington. The Chronicle TV Critic Ann Hodges says the program will reveal that those leading founders of the Declaration of Independence are not only heros, but also traitors and troublemakers and the amount of alcohol they drank was staggering. Another quote proving that nothing has changed in politic reads; "with his rotten teeth and shaky health, George Washington would never have passed Senate Conformation". Today our candidate Cheney will pass if elected. Another quote; "John Hancock had an ego even bigger than his very large bank account." We sure have lots of this kind among our politicians today. Another quote; "Samuel Adams, whose wardrobe was worn and rumpled, had failed at everything he set out to do, was an agitator, known for his essays to arouse the people to establish a Continental Congress and to cut taxes." Quote; "When John Hancock needed a lawyer, his friend, Samuel Adams recommended a relative John Adams." The narrator says John Adams, the lawyer is close to being "manic-depressive, with highs and lows all the time, but he is a good lawyer." in our presidential election of the year 2000, there are more lawyers than there is time to count the votes, and I’m sure the description of John Adams, a lawyer in the time of the American Revolution, can also be applied in several present day cases. I’m also sure that very, very few knew at the time that John Adams had that mental problem and we in America have benefitted in spite of it. I’m also sure we, America will survive the presidential election of 2000, whether we know the inside-under-side of the candidates and lawyers or not.

In the TV History Channel miniseries "Foundering Father," it states "Alexander Hamilton had the first sex scandal." What’s new during the political years from 1700's to the year 2000 in the use of that political tool?

It has reportedly been proven that Thomas Jefferson, a man repeatedly quoted, and offered as an example of great wisdom, author of widely proclaimed books on many subjects, acknowledged as one of the greatest of Statesmen and last but not least, the father of a racially mixed family, that he did not own up to, benefit or recognize. There is no doubt that most, not all, but the majority of our presidents have unclean hands or maybe unclean hearts would be more aptly said.

There was the president that served in the armed forces under great hardships leaving behind rumors of an affair, which must have caused his family great pain, true or not. We also had a president who seemed to have single-handedly brought about the end of the terrible depression. There were rumors swirling about the White House for years about him and his office force. He was never divorced and though there was little secrecy in the news or media reporting, there was never any suggestion of impeachment.

We can move on to the presidential era of "Camelot" when the reports of the White House social activities (extra-marital) seemed to take place weekly and the media seemed to report those actions in a "boys-will-be-boys" manner. Never once was there a question raised during the course of all the above administrations to the ethics and the disgrace to America and/or impeachment. Double standard and which political party is guilty?

We Texans are so proud of being first last and always Texan’s have had a president who’s biography by perhaps a half dozen or more authors openly tell of the buying of votes, of the suppression of voters and habitual philandering. The effect of these tale-telling stories on the family and friends left behind must be terrible. All these "open" secrets of the politicians and our presidents over a two hundred year period leaves me with one great unanswered question. What happened suddenly, after two hundred years, to find enough fault, with a fault attributed to almost every president in the past two hundred years, to level impeachment proceedings at the billions plus cost, against our last sitting president? Double standards? What party is guilty of double standards?

My old-timer relatives declared that all their good times came under a Democratic party rule, all the bad under a Republican rule. If so, there’s nothing new under the sun.

Westmont Ranch, Montgomery, Texas. Home of Smart Highbrow Doc, son of Color Me Smart

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