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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: truedog who wrote (483)	7/5/1999 3:57:00 PM
From: djane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

truedog, it's all opinions here -- that's what we're doing. I think George, Jr. is a more accurate term than the very carefully crafted (after many polls, I'm sure) term George W. Bush. Why is George, Jr. desperate to avoid reminding people that he's the son of an ex-President? We all know why. American voters don't like to be reminded that our system (if Bush Lite is elected) is turning into an antidemocratic political aristocracy based on the inanity of name recognition. In our mindless, 8-hour/day TV watching culture, Bush is just a comfortable brand name, not a real political candidate. It will be fascinating to watch his very well paid, sophisticated advertising/marketing NYC handlers try to finesse the Bush Lite obvious problems -- severe inexperience and admitted moral lapses. If George, Jr. is just gonna rely on his advisors and Cabinet appointees for everything, why not just elect his advisors. What value does Bush Lite add? P.S. I hope Bush is a true conservative/libertarian who wants to keep govt out of all of our personal lives unlike the pretend conservatives in the current Christian Coalition Repub party who want to legislate personal morality. I hope Bush will have the spine to stand up to these folks -- we'll see who's got the real power in the Repub party these days.

To: truedog who wrote (483)	7/5/1999 11:20:00 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There are far fewer skeletons in Bush's closet than were in Clintons, JFK's, LBJ's and FDR's. How in fact can we know this? Bush lived the life of a Playboy in his early years. He has described himself as an alcoholic in the past (though he hasn't used that term lately). I'm sure you know people do stupid things under the influence of alcohol and drugs. How do we know there isn't a bunch of women that may come forward eventually telling tales? Just knowing that he spent the better part of two decades boozing and partying, I would expect there to be some. Why do think he hired a private detective to investigate his own past? Surely, he knows his past. But he doesn't know for sure what others may be able to find out. Bruce