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To: ~digs who wrote (38)4/24/2001 4:18:36 AM
From: ~digs  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6763
 
When Presidents don't inspire...

<XXX> boy, bush hasn't really done that much in his first 100 days, has he?
> hmmm
> no more, no less than the next guy
> ...i suppose
> the pres is really just a figurehead imo
> the king of 'spin' if you will
<XXX> congress and the house do the real governing?
> well yeah... i think it's the efforts of many gov't officials whom mold the way in which things turn out
> bush's role is (seemingly) to figure out what it is that MOST people want to hear/see, then go ahead and say/do it
> in other words, most people felt that we should take a stern approach to the recent china incident... and so that's what transpired
> the U.S. presidents that made the biggest impacts were the ones that took a stance opposite the majority... lincoln vs. the acceptance of slavery for instance
> in sum, i don't think we've had a truly courageous president for many years
> bwdik