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The bullheadedness was a necessary part of his character.

In my opinion, that is a trait that the current holder of that office shares to some degree with TR. It would have been so easy for GWB to merely pay lip service to Saddam's brutality and treachery in Iraq. After the misdeeds of Krintong, its refreshing to have a leader who does exactly what he says he will do.

I think you may be onto something here. GWB is stubborn - or as I would prefer to say, "determined". GWB is quieter in his public persona . . . TR was incandescent and (as Alice said) "the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral." He even had a shouting argument with Rudyard Kipling (which took some doing as Kipling was a very quiet man).

I may step on some toes here, but I think the difference is in GWB's humility. And that's probably because he is a much more committed Christian than TR - who was Dutch Reform (sort of) but sporadically attended Episcopal and Congregational churches. His second wife was Episcopal, and IIRC he was buried out of the Episcopal church at Oyster Bay.

Here is an account of his funeral service.

"In my opinion, that is a trait that the current holder of that office shares to some degree with TR"

For a moment, forget about Terrorism.

With that removed, Look Pres. Bush's legacy:

Patriot Act: Contains blatant violations of Constitutional Freedoms.

Campaign Finance Reform: Stifles Free Speech during Elections.

Medicaid for Seniors: The largest entitlement in history, a move toward socialism.
Proposed Amnesty for Illegal Aliens: Instead of enforcing the laws as they were legislated, Bush decides to ignore them and reward the lawbreakers with Social Security benefits taken out of YOUR AND MINE PAYCHECKS.

Assaults Weapons Ban Sunset?...forget it, He has shown us he will not stand up to anything that could cost him votes.

There is an aura and infatuation with the man that transcends celebrity status, people see the glow and the shine(in comparison to the stain and darkness of the Clinton years) and are mesmerized....almost stupefied that this man would do nothing to cause harm to the Conservative cause....But that is exactly what has happened.