Wrote in my twoBit paper today, Sunday!
(OT, not about motorbikes)
‘‘We now have four living X-presidents, Gerald Ford,92 Jimmy
Carter,81, Herbert Bush, 81, and Bill Clinton, 59. Being an ex-president
of the U.S. is a good life and I'll bet President George W Bush wishes
he was one of them right now.
Everywhere you go, you are honored. People don't seem to
remember the mistakes you made in office. Your opinions are taken
seriously. You get a yearly salary of $182,000 and that's just a small
part of your income~and lack of outgo.
An expresident has secret service bodyguards, if he wants them.
In 1972, Congress voted to limit that protection to 10 years after
leaving office. I guess they figured that if anyone hated a certain
president enough to try to harm him, they'd get over it in 10 years.
They get $96,000 to pay office staff, government travel expenses
free, etc.
They build themselves a wonderful Library, with their name on it, of
course, with our tax money (mostly), to put all their stuff, that was
given to them from all around the world. They didn't do much with their
yearly salaries while working, just bank it, no need to spend their hard
earned salaries. that's a great benefit.
ExPresident Clinton has cost the American people more than any
in history.
He had a $460,000 house rental bill, and a $54,000 telephone bill one
time. He must spend a lotta time gassing on the phone (grin). The
congressional Research Services list his other expenses, and one of them
is simply listed as ''other services: $146,000''.
So, I bet Geo.W. Bush cannot wait until the day he gets to be an
exPresident, especially considering all the perquisites that go with the
non-Job and none of the headaches he'd had lately, and especially this
week of his staff friends all being investigated and whatever.
Andy Rooney.

>BJayKana wrote:
> Wrote in my twoBit paper today, Sunday!
> (OT, not about motorbikes)
> ''We now have four living X-presidents, Gerald Ford,92 Jimmy
> Carter,81, Herbert Bush, 81, and Bill Clinton, 59. Being an
> ex-president of the U.S. is a good life and I'll bet President George
> W Bush wishes he was one of them right now.
> Everywhere you go, you are honored. People don't seem to
> remember the mistakes you made in office. Your opinions are taken
> seriously. You get a yearly salary of $182,000 and that's just a
> small part of your income~and lack of outgo.
> An expresident has secret service bodyguards, if he wants
> them. In 1972, Congress voted to limit that protection to 10 years
> after leaving office. I guess they figured that if anyone hated a
> certain president enough to try to harm him, they'd get over it in 10
> years. They get $96,000 to pay office staff, government
> travel expenses
> free, etc.
> They build themselves a wonderful Library, with their name on it, of
> course, with our tax money (mostly), to put all their stuff, that was
> given to them from all around the world. They didn't do much with
> their yearly salaries while working, just bank it, no need to spend
> their hard earned salaries. that's a great benefit.
> ExPresident Clinton has cost the American people more than any
> in history.
> He had a $460,000 house rental bill, and a $54,000 telephone bill one
> time. He must spend a lotta time gassing on the phone (grin). The
> congressional Research Services list his other expenses, and one of
> them is simply listed as ''other services: $146,000''.
> So, I bet Geo.W. Bush cannot wait until the day he gets to be
> an exPresident, especially considering all the perquisites that go
> with the non-Job and none of the headaches he'd had lately, and
> especially this week of his staff friends all being investigated and
> whatever. Andy Rooney.

Until recently Ronald Regan was alive, although I'd doubt he would recall
anything as good over the last couple of years. So we had an abundance of
ex-presidents. The interesting part is that the ex's participate in fund
raising and good pr so their presidency is not looked upon as much as their
legacy after it.
I mean Jimmy Carter meant well while he was president, but wow did he have
mistakes. Lets face it those mistakes make Reagan win by a landslide.
However since his presidency Jimmy Carter has done more to earned my respect
for him. I may have doubted him as commander in chief, but his efforts for
peace after his presidency give me great pause for the man.
If all of our ex's were as productive after their time in office as Jimmy
Carter, I wouldn't squabble about their upkeep. In my book Jimmy Carter has
more than repayed his country for the services he has rendered.
Although the Bush's and Clinton may be at odds politically, their fund
raising colaberation might be considered somewhat historical down the road.
Especially when considered it was done over an international stage. Who
knows maybe one of these times they maybe considered for some Nobel prize.
Lets hope the days of leasure for ex's is a thing of the past. Let them come
forth on the stage and build a legacy, maybe totally different from their
presidency.
Even Nixon started coming back around in his final years to help mend his
legacy.

Andy Rooney, criticizing "anyone" concerning a current/
historical job performance is like Don King making fun
of my haircut.



"Elmer McKeegan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newssadnYUQgaOxdfPeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >BJayKana wrote:
> > Wrote in my twoBit paper today, Sunday!
> > (OT, not about motorbikes)
> > ''We now have four living X-presidents, Gerald Ford,92 Jimmy
> > Carter,81, Herbert Bush, 81, and Bill Clinton, 59. Being an
> > ex-president of the U.S. is a good life and I'll bet President George
> > W Bush wishes he was one of them right now.
> > Everywhere you go, you are honored. People don't seem to
> > remember the mistakes you made in office. Your opinions are taken
> > seriously. You get a yearly salary of $182,000 and that's just a
> > small part of your income~and lack of outgo.
> > An expresident has secret service bodyguards, if he wants
> > them. In 1972, Congress voted to limit that protection to 10 years
> > after leaving office. I guess they figured that if anyone hated a
> > certain president enough to try to harm him, they'd get over it in 10
> > years. They get $96,000 to pay office staff, government
> > travel expenses
> > free, etc.
> > They build themselves a wonderful Library, with their name on it, of
> > course, with our tax money (mostly), to put all their stuff, that was
> > given to them from all around the world. They didn't do much with
> > their yearly salaries while working, just bank it, no need to spend
> > their hard earned salaries. that's a great benefit.
> > ExPresident Clinton has cost the American people more than any
> > in history.
> > He had a $460,000 house rental bill, and a $54,000 telephone bill one
> > time. He must spend a lotta time gassing on the phone (grin). The
> > congressional Research Services list his other expenses, and one of
> > them is simply listed as ''other services: $146,000''.
> > So, I bet Geo.W. Bush cannot wait until the day he gets to be
> > an exPresident, especially considering all the perquisites that go
> > with the non-Job and none of the headaches he'd had lately, and
> > especially this week of his staff friends all being investigated and
> > whatever. Andy Rooney.
>
> Until recently Ronald Regan was alive, although I'd doubt he would recall
> anything as good over the last couple of years. So we had an abundance of
> ex-presidents. The interesting part is that the ex's participate in fund
> raising and good pr so their presidency is not looked upon as much as
their
> legacy after it.
> I mean Jimmy Carter meant well while he was president, but wow did he have
> mistakes. Lets face it those mistakes make Reagan win by a landslide.
> However since his presidency Jimmy Carter has done more to earned my
respect
> for him. I may have doubted him as commander in chief, but his efforts for
> peace after his presidency give me great pause for the man.
> If all of our ex's were as productive after their time in office as Jimmy
> Carter, I wouldn't squabble about their upkeep. In my book Jimmy Carter
has
> more than repayed his country for the services he has rendered.
> Although the Bush's and Clinton may be at odds politically, their fund
> raising colaberation might be considered somewhat historical down the
road.
> Especially when considered it was done over an international stage. Who
> knows maybe one of these times they maybe considered for some Nobel prize.
> Lets hope the days of leasure for ex's is a thing of the past. Let them
come
> forth on the stage and build a legacy, maybe totally different from their
> presidency.
> Even Nixon started coming back around in his final years to help mend his
> legacy.
>
>
>

‘‘Gary Walker says~~Andy Rooney, criticizing "anyone" concerning
a current/ historical job performance is like Don King making fun of my
haircut.’’

‘‘Gary, why? do you have an odd haircut, too. Kidding. Some
folks like Andy Rooney, and Geroge Carlin, some folks don't, that's the
way the cookie crumbles, or something’’ (bjay)

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

‘‘Elmer Mc. wrote: I mean Jimmy Carter meant well while he was
president, but wow did he have mistakes. Lets face it those mistakes
make Reagan win by a landslide. However since his presidency Jimmy
Carter has done more to earned my respect for him. I may have doubted
him as commander in chief, but his efforts for peace after his
presidency give me great pause for the man. If all of our ex's were as
productive after their time in office as Jimmy Carter, I wouldn't
squabble about their upkeep. In my book

Jimmy Carter has more than repayed his country for the services he has
rendered. Although the Bush's and Clinton may be at odds politically,
their fund raising colaberation might be considered somewhat historical
down the road.

Especially when considered it was done over an international stage. Who
knows maybe one of these times they maybe considered for some Nobel
prize. Lets hope the days of leasure for ex's is a thing of the past.
Let them come forth on the stage and build a legacy, maybe totally
different from their presidency. ’’ Elmer!!

‘‘Elmer I agree about Jimmy Carter. Andy Rooney's article also
said that Carter has taken less advantage of the onGoing, and onGoing
espenditures furnished by taxpayers, than any XP, in recent history. And
that Clinton, has been the most spendThrift of the Tax payers money, on
all his stuff. Hey Elmer, that is an odd relationship that Herbert Bush
and Bill Clinton have drummed up here lately, so that means, anybody can
change. They are an odd couple, for sure, in my book''.
(bjay)