I personally don't believe that anyone who has been alive and listening to the MSM in the last ten years could look at Bush and believe he was a hard working rancher anymore than they would believe that of Reagan.
Where are you coming from?
Probably from seeing the pictures of him clearing brush with the cowboy hat and all...:)
If you want to see why I don't think President Bush is an empty shell, and is someone I would want on my side, check out the short video clip (you need Quicktime installed) on my homepage at:
http://homepage.mac.com/rlmorel/iMovieTheater50.html
Of note: Watch how much time President Bush spent deciding what to do when he realized one of his guards was in trouble. No vacillation, he did what any real man would do.
Also, from what I have read about Reagan, he really did enjoy working his land, FWIW. I do believe with Bush it is posturing...:)