[Southack]

It's merely diplo-speak. No one of any consequence is foolish enough to think that it sounds weak to want a strong Dollar policy, and certainly the world is not foolish enough to think of GWB as weak.

[txrangerette]

He does not define what he means, he's asked by a panicky-sounding media if he's worried about the falling dollar, can he do anything to stop it etc, and he & Snow just repeat they have a strong $ policy. Next day the $ falls more, and on and on it goes.

I'm not saying that the Financial Community thinks he is weak. I mean those less informed about these matters. My logic says they think: Bush's strong $ policy means the $ ought to stop falling by now but he's ineffectual in stopping it.

I support him...you know that. You seem defensive. I am not attacking him. I'm thinking aloud about John Q. Public's Perception, but you'll hear no more from me about this.