Trump Honors Longtime Reagan Associate Edwin Meese

[CrownVic95]

This is disappointing.

Ronald Reagan had great strengths and great weaknesses. Edwin Meece was the embodiment of those weaknesses. An ego-centric a**hole with no understanding of or respect for the Constitution. Meece symbolized and spear-headed the long decline of the Republican party that began in the Reagan second term and continued until Trump threw them a life preserver they didn't deserve.

The almost always well-meaning Reagan had a blind spot when it came to Meece. Clearly, so does Trump. Disappointing, but most people have worse flaws than seeing the glass fuller than it really is.

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by CrownVic95

This is disappointing.

Ronald Reagan had great strengths and great weaknesses. Edwin Meece was the embodiment of those weaknesses. An ego-centric a**hole with no understanding of or respect for the Constitution. Meece symbolized and spear-headed the long decline of the Republican party that began in the Reagan second term and continued until Trump threw them a life preserver they didn't deserve.

The almost always well-meaning Reagan had a blind spot when it came to Meece. Clearly, so does Trump. Disappointing, but most people have worse flaws than seeing the glass fuller than it really is.

Meese was from California and a close friend to Reagan, he was advised not to select him but went ahead anyway. One of the most corrupt US attorneys in what turned out to be the most corrupt administrations.

[CrownVic95]

Originally Posted by Goodnight

Meese was from California and a close friend to Reagan, he was advised not to select him but went ahead anyway. One of the most corrupt US attorneys in what turned out to be the most corrupt administrations.

Wife Nancy often mentioned her husband's naivete when it came to recognizing evil intent in others. That naivete is what permitted the corruption to grow, but it wasn't at a level making it "the most corrupt administration". I think maybe you left out a second "one of" in that sentence. That I wouldn't argue with.

The sad fact is that every Presidential administration from LBJ's to Obama's has hurt this country. Reagan's was one of the few that left it better in some respects, at least, though much worse in others. That is when the pillaging of globalism and widespread corporate treason got going under a full head of steam while Reagan looked the other way. Same for Meece's trashing of the 4th Amendment with aggressive advocacy of scorched-earth drug-testing of the masses without cause. Again, Reagan looked the other way and it is unforgivable.

People who don't know better than to take today's MSM seriously think Trump is evil incarnate. But the fact is that he and his administration have done more good for average Americans already than at least the last 9 administrations combined. That despite being under siege from day one by the bitter enemies of freedom that make up the vast majority of the media.