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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Neocon who wrote (14808)3/10/2000 11:25:00 PM
From: Brian P.  Read Replies (2) of 769667
 
Neo,

Apropos of nothing in this debate here except the issue of G. W. Bush's intelligence: I don't think he is flat out dumb--he's not Dan Quayle

(it still amazes me that no one took Quayle aside and told him in no uncertain terms that it was a bad idea to run for Prez (!)--it remains Bush pere's single most egregious judgement call in selecting Quayle for VP),

but it is disappointing to have a potential President of the United States and leader of the world who is as intellectually limited and lacking in intellectually energy and curiosity as Dubya. Most people on this thread have, at least, read three times more books than that guy--I'd bet my entire JDSU holding on that! (g).

Reagan was intellectually limited but he had an uncanny force of personality and charm and unshakable sense of direction to which people responded. And a way with words. I recently saw Reagan on TV in an old debate with Bill Buckley on the Panama Canal issue--from years ago. Needless to say he couldn't hold his own against Buckley, but he had communication skills that Bush entirely lacks and did a far better job than Junior ever would in the debate. About conservative issues, Reagan really cared and really had thought about things in his own Reagan way. I don't get the sense that W has any of that kind of authenticity and substance.
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