I've been fascinated by the little glimpses of Bush given by Elisabeth Bumiller's article, "Aides say Bush girds for war in solitude, but not in doubt" in today's NYT. Here are two paragraphs from the end of the article that add some evidence to my view that (a) Bush does as he's told and (b) he has no real idea of the awsome responsibilities that he carries and the repercussions that might follow as he's about to invade Iraq:
<<<< Mr. Bush also spoke this week with his father, who called to congratulate his son on his presentation at the news conference, aides said. The two men, who have both taken on Mr. Hussein, continue to speak all the time, aides say. Aides say they are almost never in the room during the phone calls. In the march toward war, there has also been an occasional moment of humor. "While he was giving the State of the Union, he winked at me," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York. "He sort of winked, a couple of times. And I winked back at him." >>>> Oh, and then there's a final paragraph which, quite simply, is dead wrong: <<<< "Whether you agree with him or not," Mr. Schumer said, "one of Bush's strengths is that he goes with his instincts. And at a time like this, when the winds are swirling around in all different directions, a president is well served who has his own internal gyroscope." >>>> There's a gyroscope at work all right, but it's not his own. <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/politics/09BUSH.html?th> Keith Hudson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Keith Hudson,6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel:01225 312622/444881; Fax:01225 447727; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
