Quote Originally Posted by mikefmich View Post
You were DPOA, right Ray? Never forget one's roots and which side of the coin did more for them.
Hey, a taker is a taker, even if they're taking from someone else and putting the money in your pocket.

I respected his knowledge, particularly in foreign affairs and defense matters. Domestically he was a garden variety tax-and-spend liberal, which some like but others don't. He was political, those who don't see that aspect of his career are probably in agreement with his politics.

On a personal level he and his wife were pretty aloof to the staff at the Pavilion where they had an apartment. Decades of being deferred to can make a person a bit arrogant.