Coolidge Really Hated Government Being In The

We're In A Kind Of Vicious Cycle Where The Media Tell The Politicians, And The Politicians Tell The People, That Perception Is Reality, And The Perception Of Saving Dooms A Politician. I Don't Believe Perception Is Reality, Or That All Americans Think That.

In A Way, Calvin Coolidge Is Better Than Reagan. His Tax Rates Were Lower, And He Cut Budgets.

Today Many Politicians Suggest That Where The Federal Government Does Not Act, There Must Be Anarchy. That View Is Odd, Blinkering Out The Work Of State And Towns, Which Until Recently Did Much Of Our Charitable And Cultural Work. That View Also Blinkers Out The Role Of Mutual Societies And Churches.

Coolidge Was A Federalist. You Go Back And Read Him And It's Almost Intimidating To Write About Him Because He Writes Better Himself Than Anyone. He's One Of The Best Writers As Presidents Go.

Coolidge Liked The Dignity Of The Presidency. He Didn't Get On The Phone Easily. It's Possible That He Banished The Phone From His Desk. He Was Known To Use It From Time To Time. The Person Who Was Hilarious With The Phone Was Hoover. He Was A Real Engineer. He Made A Closed Circuit Phone Where He Could Call The Important People And They Could Call Him, A Government Hotline, But It Was Closed. He Shut Out The Possibility Of Input From People He Didn't Expect To Get Input From.