Hard to read this and not feel a little nostalgic for a time when political leadership meant competence, discipline, and a sense of duty bigger than the person in the chair. You don’t have to agree with all of Baker’s policies to recognize the steadiness he brought to some of the most turbulent chapters of U.S. history. He didn’t just serve,he delivered. And in this era, that’s saying a lot.
Wonderful summary of a great man’s professional life. James Baker also seems to represent capital R republicanism at a time when the mores of the party represented actual political policy, as opposed to what we see in the Trump regime. Indeed Mr. Rubenstein, your own inimitable character is revealed in the grace with which you’ve exited leadership of the Kennedy Center under conditions of a hostile takeover. Thank you for your service to our country.
Hard to read this and not feel a little nostalgic for a time when political leadership meant competence, discipline, and a sense of duty bigger than the person in the chair. You don’t have to agree with all of Baker’s policies to recognize the steadiness he brought to some of the most turbulent chapters of U.S. history. He didn’t just serve,he delivered. And in this era, that’s saying a lot.
Wonderful summary of a great man’s professional life. James Baker also seems to represent capital R republicanism at a time when the mores of the party represented actual political policy, as opposed to what we see in the Trump regime. Indeed Mr. Rubenstein, your own inimitable character is revealed in the grace with which you’ve exited leadership of the Kennedy Center under conditions of a hostile takeover. Thank you for your service to our country.