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  • Listening to Bush, &c...

    12/03/2005 3:17:26 AM PST · by StatenIsland · 24 replies · 835+ views
    NRO ^ | 12/02/05 | Jay Nordlinger
    It’s strange to say that a president doesn’t get enough attention — that his speeches and arguments are ignored. But I think this may be true of GWB. Over and over, he speaks clearly about the War on Terror, and other matters, and month after month, people say, “Why isn’t the president saying anything? Why doesn’t he speak out? Has he no defense of his policies?” Problem is, Bush can give a speech to a few hundred people, and the rest of the world takes little notice (or isn’t given very much). Poor president, I’m saying: Doesn’t have a big...