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As President Bush prepares for his State of the Union address next week [Tuesday 9-29], I am preparing myself for a night of media elites discussing how much the president has "grown" since setting up house on Pennsylvania Avenue.
They have discussed his "growing" spurt countless times since Sept. 11, and I feel certain the subject will surface again during the traditional year-opening televised address Tuesday. . . . . . .
Thus, in the aftermath of Sept. 11, he didn't rush to ground zero to hog the cameras, steal the spotlight or make a splash. He didn't need to. He is a true leader, and true leaders require no cameras to lead. They just lead, and the cameras follow.
So don't be duped. Despite the media elites' obvious amazement at Mr. Bush's soaring stature these days, he hasn't "grown" since taking office – not even an inch. It just has been a long time since so vast a shadow radiated from the West Wing of the White House, and the media elites simply forgot how tall a good man stands.
"It just has been a long time since so vast a shadow radiated from the West Wing of the White House, and the media elites simply forgot how tall a good man stands."
Ain't it the truth! And, to paraphrase Hugh Sidey, President Bush didn't all of a sudden get a brain transplant.