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

To: haqihana who wrote (11148)	2/10/2000 5:38:00 PM
From: Alexandermf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You forgot Reagan was an actor and Bush was former head of our CIA;-) You are right about Johnson, and Kennedy never had a chance after Dallas ;-(

To: haqihana who wrote (11148)	2/10/2000 6:39:00 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

haqihana, Yes, I'd agree that Reagan was the last leader; his presidency changed the whole arena of political argument. I regarded his leadership as dangerously detached from reality; however, we survived. Don't get me started on Nixon. We are still living with the legacy of broken trust he left. The important thing to note about the Clinton administration is, I think how very, very much his enemies loathe him. This caused and is still causing various over-reactions. The first over-reaction was the whole impeachment trial, where the Republican Congress crippled Clinton for a year but made themselves look petty and vindictive, and the second over-reaction is playing out in the McCain candidacy. McCain is the anti-Clinton candidate, just as Carter was the anti-Nixon candidate. When looking at a presidential candidate, I think you need to ask first "Can he lead?", then "Can he govern?". You need a president who can do both, who can set a clear direction, be trusted enough by his allies and not hated too much by his enemies. GW might be able to govern, but I don't see evidence that he can lead. McCain can probably lead, but I don't know if he can govern. BTW, where is this uncontrollable temper you mention? If he has one, I think we'll see it on campaign. And what are you talking about w.r.t. his wife?