[randog]

There may be a lesson here: charisma is a liberal virtue but a conservative vice.

That reminds me of something a Clinton flack said at the end of his residency (I think it was DeeDee Myers): "Say what you will about him, but he certainly brought pizazz to the presidency". Kinda like describing an ugly person as 'having a nice personality'.

[bird humming]

Nobody has so far judged Mr Bush interesting enough to make him the subject of a roman a clef. Cosmopolitan he is not. But the President likes it that way. So, apparently, do the American people

Dubya is a GOOD GUY who wears a WHITE HAT! Do y'all have anyone in Euroland who can claim the same?

[alloysteel]

It has been said before and it must be reiterated: There is no George Bush Jr. who has ever served as President of the US. There is a George H.W. Bush, the 41st President, and a George W. Bush, the 43rd President. No reference to the terms "Junior" or "Senior" with either. That said, the younger Bush ("Dubya",if a term of affection is to be applied) has successfully, time and again, vastly exceeded expectations.

Don't ever, EVER, misunderestimate the fellow. You do so at your own peril.

[kayak]

Rarely has a leader of the Western world started out with lower expectations among opinion formers; rarely have the latter been proved wrong so thoroughly and so soon.

You mean someone in the media finally admits that "opinion formers" (whatever, whoever they are) were wrong rather than saying that President Bush changed?!

WOW! That's progress!

I will be even more pleased when they refer to him as President Bush rather than Mr. Bush ......

[Husker8877]

"...Political passions rose to fever pitch under Bill Clinton, almost entirely revolving around the former president's personality...

Some people will never get it. Passions didn't rise to a fever pitch because of the Evil Teenst Bent One's personality.

They rose because Bill and Hillary Clinton are deeply evil, and reduced this country immeasurably for 8 long years. I couldn't give a flying liberal f*** who he was copping BJ' from, or even what financial morass he constantly involved himself in.

Americans hates Bill and Hillary because they tried their best at every turn to destroy America. They have partially succeeded (check out Dasshole, Mcauliffe, Waters et al), but good always defeats evil. And this country will defeat the rest of the Clinton C*****ers comers.

[Cicero]

I guess charisma is in the eye of the beholder. I look at Bush and I see a confident leader whom people will follow. I look at clinton and I see a man oozing slime out of every pore.

[Husker8877]

"...Political passions rose to fever pitch under Bill Clinton, almost entirely revolving around the former president's personality...

Some people will never get it. Passions didn't rise to a fever pitch because of the Evil Teenst Bent One's personality.

They rose because Bill and Hillary Clinton are deeply evil, and reduced this country immeasurably for 8 long years. I couldn't give a flying liberal f*** who he was copping BJ's from, or even what financial morass he constantly involved himself in.

Americans hates Bill and Hillary because they tried their best at every turn to destroy America. They have partially succeeded (check out the bathtub rings--Dasshole, Mcauliffe, Waters et al), but good always defeats evil. And this country will defeat the rest of the Clinton C*****ers comers, I'm sure.

[Salvation]

Another look at Bush's first year.