[gramho12]

He could also have said "A prophet is not heard in his own country". There is no question that President Bush is a leader and wants what is best for this country. That he is continually second-guessed and vehemently and continually bashed by both the right and the left shows that he leads.

Clinton was popular, but was a flawed but accepted President because he tried to appease the left and the middle - he knew he could never charm the right.

Dubya is no Clinton. Praise the Lord.

[livius]

He could also have said "A prophet is not heard in his own country".

Excellent observation. It's funny, when I go abroad, even people who hate Bush (which, in the case of Europeans, is most of them) really hang from his every word. Here we discount him and try to make him look like an idiot.

[roses of sharon]

Clinton was popular because he did nothing but popular things, one of which was fiddle with a 21 year old intern.