Straight-talk
posted in General |STRAIGHT-TALK
No matter what critics may say about George Bush, he is a gutsy guy. Early on he was dismissed as a guy who wasn't the brightest light on the boulevard, and he clearly struggled in some of the campaign appearances 2 years ago. By comparison, he will never match the eloquence (glibness?) of Slick Willie – and maybe that is not all bad.To most people, he comes across as a straight-talking guy who can look you in the eye. He is believable
Confronted by the now famous Michigan Law School affirmative action case, Goerge didn't duck it . He faced it squarely and described it for what it is – a preferential quota system. No doubt, some of his advisors voiced nervous Nellie opposition to his stance, but there was no weaseling from George. Viewed from a political perspective, maybe he figured that the only votes he would lose were the ones he wouldn't get anyway. And we might concede a margin of safety since we all know that the final decision will come from the Supremes. But his direct approach using unmistakeable language was impressive — and laudable.
Then we come to the State of the Union Address which by all accounts was very well delivered. The 1st half of it may have been politically motivated – covering a lot of bases; but the second half assuredly was not. By US standards, we have the classical face-off where someone is going to blink. I have no idea how Saddam's mind works, but I have a hard time believing that George is going to blink. For a rookie in dealing with international relations, it seems to me that he has done pretty well in nuetralizing the nay-sayers and getting allied support. Can't you just imagine Al Gore in that role?? If we do have to go to war, maybe Barbara Streisand will go to Tel Aviv to bash George stage a fund raising concert for the Palestinians
Anyway, I trust George to tell it like it is.