Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 12:29:21 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Samuel Lubell <lubell at cais.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: lifespan of Presidents
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 12:14 PM 4/3/02 -0500, lee gilliland wrote:
>
>Something else that comes into play on this question is that the Queen's
>duties (and those of her family's) are largely for show, while the President
>actually makes the hard choices.  The royals get to leave it up to the P.M.
>
Except that the president only makes the hard decisions, and is in the
spotlight, for just 4 or 8 years (except for FDR of course) while the Royal
family is in the spotlight from birth to death.