[schmelvin]

OK, I've analyzed President Reagan, now I'd like to analyze President George "Dubya" Bush. I do see many similarities between the two Presidents, but there are differences as well. America's current enemy is much different than the one we faced two decades ago. Our domestic political landscape is vastly different and far more polarized than it was back in the '80's. The world has greatly changed & so have we, and President Bush is forced to grapple with this.

No two people are alike and no two Presidents are alike. President Bush can and will never be President Reagan; he can only give us the best that he has to offer. And, though President Bush is not without flaw, what he has to offer is in no way shabby. Most importantly, I do think that President Bush loves America as President Reagan loved America.

It's my impression that President Bush is a "rope-a-dope" master, maybe the upcoming election necessitates this. Perhaps, when President Bush is re-elected, he will then feel free to take off the gloves and throw any punches he wants. But until then, he must bob and weave and keep his opponents off-balance and guessing. I'm just a little too young to remember President Reagan's 1st term. Did his boldness increase after he became a "lame duck"?

President Bush also has to deal with a Clinton controlled 'Rat party. Granted, we gave him a Republican majority in Congress, but I often wonder how many of them have been marginalized due to the Clintons' wielding of the FBI files. President Bush faces a different uphill battle than the one President Reagan fought. But, I do believe that like President Reagan, President Bush is the best hope we have of surviving the threat we now face.

[ovrtaxt]

Your sentiments pretty much mirror mine. I realize that Bush is the nominee, and I am eternally thankful for him at this moment in history.

But hopefully, a strong victory will provide him with a mandate to put his foot down. The trouble is, nobody knows just how conservative he really is. For example, without any political reason to do so, he let Ted Kennedy dictate education policy. Also, he decided to spray hundreds of millions of our tax dollars all over Africa, when private funds would be much more effective. His China policy is a continuation of a thirty year disaster started by Nixon, when they should be conquered like the Soviets. He had the likes of Sami Al Arian at the white house prior to 911 in an effort to reach out to Islamists. I could go on.

It's evidence like this that makes me wonder how many Souters we will end up with, and how much PC inspired decisions will be made with regard to our security.

The crappy part is that he's our best choice. There is no Reagan or Goldwater around.