Posted on 09/18/2006 8:06:26 AM PDT by Isara
Dignity: Maybe it's because his father was born with a silver foot in his mouth that President Bush learned to be gracious to even his most bitter political rivals.
...He's been called a moron (former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien), a Beelzebub (Sean Penn, who cleverly added, "and a dumb one") and a son of a bitch (Democrat Paul Hackett, who lost his bid last year for an Ohio congressional seat).
...lying bastard, evil maniac, Fuehrer (all courtesy of Cindy Sheehan), white-knuckle drunk (Martin Sheen), George bin Bush (assorted wags), terrorist (a universal invective) and fascist (both implied and claimed by a variety of public figures).
His own treasury secretary even likened him to a "blind man" after he left his post...
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A timely example of Bush's temperance: his words... about the Wednesday death of Ann Richards, a fellow Texan and his 1994 gubernatorial opponent.
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"I'll miss her... And so I'm sad she passed away, and I wish her family all the best, and all her friends. She had a lot of friends in Texas. A lot of people loved Ann Richards."
Recall, it was Richards who, as the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, made a famously dismissive personal wisecrack at the expense of then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, the Republican White House nominee.
"Poor George, he can't help it," cracked Richards. "He was born with a silver foot in his mouth."
Some believe that remark motivated the younger Bush to run against incumbent Gov. Richards in 1994. If so, he chose the appropriate path for payback. Rather than engage in a vituperative exchange, he met her on the political playing field and challenged her on the issues — and then beat her on election day after she had publicly called him a jerk.
He took the high road then — and does so today.
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It could indeed.
Perhaps they should emulate the President and try to do what is right, instead of what is expedient and maybe folks will admire 'em instead of rating down there with lawyers, telemarketers, and used car salesment.
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