Presidents' Shortcomings: When Personal Is Political
Los Angeles Times LETTER TO THE EDITOR
January 25, 2003
Re "Propelled Toward War by a Peevish President," Commentary, Jan. 19: Richard Reeves says publicly what so many of us citizens have suspected. We now have back-to-back presidents who are missing a "chip," so to speak. Bill Clinton, with his infantile needs of sexual gratification at any cost, and George W. Bush, with his anger at being ... what? Not the son his father had wished for, not the natural leader his brother is, nearly always the buffoon of the business world, no recognition by his peers (world of wealth and privilege) as something exceptional? God knows how much the American people will suffer because of his "disorder."
Reeves is correct. Bush is consumed, but with what and why? His mission, as he tells his daddy, is all-important. But to whom and for what? The majority of this country looks at this man with great reservations. He neither knows nor cares, as long as he is the center of attention and control. The more dramatic his actions (like a kid), the more attention he receives. As Reeves said, "This is one scary Texan." I say vote the guy out before he consumes the world with his disability.
Gene Geary
Garden Grove, CA
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