Interview: Troy Senik
We are very pleased to continue our interview series with Troy Senik. Senik was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush during his second term. Mr. Senik also served as a speechwriter for California Governor Arnold Swarzenegger and former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich. He has recently written an excellent piece showing how the Republican Party can come back in California, of all places. He has also chronicled the new Administration's decision to not continue President Bush's freedom agenda. Mr. Senik has agreed to an interview with us, and we are very grateful for his participation.
1. What struck you the most about the way President Bush acted in person?
Two things. First, you’d be hard-pressed to find another professional politician who treats his staff as well as George W. Bush. He’s a genuinely decent man and he cares deeply for the people he employs.
Second, President Bush’s intellectual abilities are dramatically undersold by most media portrayals. By his own admission, he is not a soaring orator, and you could often see his discomfort with public speeches or interviews. But when you spend time with him in a comfortable, private setting, the results are quite different.
I'll take substance over style EVERY time.
...besides...there were QUITE a few days when our dear President was Mr. GQ, if I recall.
AND...I'd rather have a President who DOESN'T sleep with his teleprompter!
We already knew what a gentleman GW is, but it’s nice to hear others say it, too!
Thanks for this report!
Thank you, kas ....!
“It’s been fashionable in Republican circles to refer to his agenda as socialism, but I think President Obama is actually much closer to a classic fascist model in which he leaves the economy in nominally private hands while dictating every last move that it makes. If you wanted to create a blueprint for how you strangle a free economy and the dynamism that comes with it, you would do exactly what Obama is doing right now.”
very nice. see how president bush was in person from a confidant
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