Wow, the troops hate him. They can force them to stand there at attention, but they can’t make them smile.
They look like hostages.
Yep.
A good indicator is when the President presses the flesh with the troops. Do the troops reach out for him, or does he have to reach out to the troops?
President Bush loved and respected the troops, and we knew it. We never doubted he had our back. He shook as many hands as he could in the time he had with his troops.
We despised Clinton. He had to reach.