[Magdalen] Pause for thought

Jon Egger revegger at gmail.com
Sat Dec 31 21:19:42 UTC 2016


Truman's Library is fun, and very close by.

On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> I arrived in Little Rock yesterday afternoon after several hours on I-40.
> As I dropped down towards the city I saw billboards proclaiming "Time to
> drain the swamp", "We've kicked the establishment out", "Make America great
> again" and "Crooked Hillary". Is draining the swamp consistent with putting
> those who have the money in the cabinet? Which presidential candidate was
> indicted and whose Foundation is under investigation and been barred from
> soliciting donations in New York State?
> Today I went to the Presidential Library, the first time I have been to
> such an establishment so I don't know how it compares with the other ones.
> There were displays about Bill and Hillary Clinton's early lives and about
> significant events during the Clinton presidency. They referred to the
> gloomy prognostications that his program would lead to another depression
> and growth in the National Debt - and to the fact that the labor market
> increased in size and the deficit he inherited was turned into a surplus.
> One of the clips from the end of his presidency referred to his confidence
> that the USA would maintain its place in the global sphere, promoting
> interdependence and prosperity for the benefit of all. As I left one of the
> volunteer guides thanked me for visiting and I observed that it had given
> me much to think about in the present context both sides of the pond. From
> there I went to the Rock Town Distillery, founded after the 2008 crash. At
> the end of the tour in the tasting room the guide observed he thought he
> might need lots of whiskey to get through the next four years.
> Roger
>
>


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