"Karl has broad policy experience and a keen insight into many of the issues that face America's families and entrepreneurs, including race, poverty, welfare, and education," Bush said in a statement. "
This is what is wrong with our country. It is run by people whose credentials prove that they absolutely have no concept of what typical American families face. There is no way this man could have a clue, yet he is going to be Bush's advosor on these things.
The elites in Washington need to get out of the beltway and out of the think tanks and spend some time in real America. And I don't mean 2 hr photo shoots.
I disagree with you.
Zinsmeister didnt just hole up in a DC office. To find out what was going on in Iraq, he visited the place in person for extended periods of time (I mean by that months at a time). His reporting has been some of the best.
Frankly, Zinsmeister wouldnt be a bad choice as an advisor on Iraq either, come to think of it.
This guys background is pretty clear that he isn't a washington elitist or someone who runs in inner circles.
He is a real deal outsider, the only way Bush could have found someone further out was to grab a homeless person off the streets of NY.
I'm a little surprised though, Zinmeister isn't actually a Bush supporter and more or less a critic with alot of contempt for politicians...meaning he is going to wind up alienating a few folks, and getting little accomplished unless he learns some people skills.
" race, poverty, welfare, and education,"
This is a list of top Liberal concerns.
How can you say that? You don't know anything about this guy.