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And now...Mike Horshead
The title of my blog is AKA Mike Horshead. If you google it, you will get a handful of hits, all of them me. How did I choose the name? Why did I choose the name?
Years ago (back in the 80's) I found a book called the Lazlo Letters. It was a collection of letters written by Don Novello, posing as Lazlo Toth. The covered the Nixon years, years before email and the internet, and they were hysterical. I thought, why not? So here for your reading pleasure, is one of the first Horshead Letters:
03-15-88
Mr. President Reagen
1600 Penns. Ave
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President,
I just thought I would let you know that I have stood behind you 1000% percent through the past 8 years and that I am sad to see you go.
My liberal friend Elmer keeps laughing about the fiasco that he says your Presidentship has become and that the history books will paint apicture of you that will be darker than that of Grant or Harding. I say NUTS to him. Years from now, the historians will be looking for something to say bad about you and I believe that those historians will not be listened to.
I do think I have a way for you to keep your greatness going however. Why don't you run for vice-president? It looks like George has the GOP nomination wrapped up and iI know the Dems. can't win. Just say, "George, I made you VEEP for 8 years, how about returning the favor?" You can also mention how much money it will save on campaigning. All people have to do is turn their old bumper stickers over so it will say BUSH-REAGEN and not REAGEN-BUSH.
Please give it some consideration and say hi to your dog LUCKY out in Cal. (Looks like you can soon play with him a lot)
It's been a GREAT 8
Mike Horshead
So there you have it, the start of greatness. Soon I received this letter.
June 20, 1988
Dear Mr. Horshead:
On behalf of President Reagen, I want to thank you for your message and especially for your warm words of support for him. He deeply appreciates your kindness.
With regard to your flattering suggestion that he run for Vice President in November's election, I trust you're aware that the qualifications for President, including the prohibition in cluded in the Twenty-Second Amendment, apply equally to the Vice President by virtue of his role as successor apparent. Nevertheless, the sentiments which promptes you to write are certainly appreciated.
Again, thank you. With the President's warm best wishes,
Sincerely,
Anne Higgins
Special Assistant to the President and Director of Correspondence
A letter from the White House itself. They should have known better than to encourage me. This foolishness continued on until October of 1994, six madcap years, and I'll try to share the best with you. Some don't make any sense unless you followed Oklahoma Politics and some just don't make any sense at all.
Just remember what Lee Iacocca said after receiving a letter from Mike, "I still have my health".
