I like W personally. I think he really tries to do the right thing, and I believe he has high personal morals. His problem is that he expects everyone around him to have the same moral standards and same view of what is right for the country. (And I mean the whole Beltway crowd; politicians, bureaucrats, media, lobbyists, all of them).
The way these snakes, esp. clinton-inc., play him a fool is really sad to see.
I believe there is truth in that. My view of Bush is that he simply wasn’t in tune enough for the job. Lest you think I’m saying he wasn’t good at all, that’s not the case.
With regard to some issues, his instincts have been good. With regard to many others his actions that should reflexively have been conservative, have been liberal because he wasn’t well grounded in conservatism.
He has been easily led astray, and for this very reason.
His dad was a long-time political figure. He should have known better than some of the things he did, and he has no excuse. His son wasn’t, and I just think we paid for that all too often.
It is true. The foggy bottom folks used Bush for a sock puppet at times. That’s a bit strong way of saying it, but I think it holds up.