March 28, 2006
Caspar Weinberger Died Today
Not my most favorite SecDef, but he seemed somehow better than most of the rest of the cast of characters that Reagan surrounded himself with.He was 88. WaPo obituary.
Of course, his greatest moment was this:
And the reply, of course:
Dear Mr. Breathed,Many a morn I've longed to see
A comic strip be kind to me.
On 30 March, before my eyes
A penguin watched a warm sunrise.
In this land of so much bouty
Could I have that great Bloom County?Sincerely,
Caspar Weinberger.
That had class.
Posted by baltar at March 28, 2006 11:55 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs | PoliticsThat is a class act - though I was always much more a fan of Shultz than Weinberger.
Posted by: Armand at March 28, 2006 01:08 PM | PERMALINKDamn! Tweaking the memories there. I remember that strip when it first came out.
Posted by: Kvatch at March 28, 2006 03:21 PM | PERMALINKYeah, I remember the original, too. Damn I'm old.
Posted by: baltar at March 28, 2006 03:37 PM | PERMALINKI told D that Weinberger had died and the first thing she asked me was "are you going to post that strip in your LJ?"
Great minds, etc. (If it makes you feel better, I'm still older.)
Posted by: jacflash at March 28, 2006 08:08 PM | PERMALINKAs I said somewhere else, great minds are alike among 30 something poli sci dorks, which you, my dear, still qualify as.
Posted by: binky at March 28, 2006 08:42 PM | PERMALINK