Replies to post #126975 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[blue13326]

Bush also has one of the most liberal foreign policies in our lifetime. Imagine if Clinton made the proposal Bush did yesterday to end world poverty by abolishing all trade tariffs. Conservatives would be in an uproar. But it may be the first realistic proposal to end third-world poverty.
from AP:
Irish rocker Bob Geldof, who organized the Live Aid concerts and campaigns against poverty, said he was sitting in the General Assembly chamber with U.N. anti-poverty chief Jeffrey Sachs and they couldn't believe what they heard.

"I think he's really throwing down the gauntlet. It's a very bold move," Geldof said of Bush's trade tariff proposal, adding that he was impressed with the president's acknowledgment that terrorism "comes from despair and lack of hope."

[PegnVA]

Last night GWB "groped for what he lost in the wind and water more than two weeks ago - image of a strong leader".

Leaders appoint a "point man" for an important project - someone who reports back to him/her and ultimately is held responsible for progress/lack of progress of the program. I didn't hear GWB mention who will be in charge - who is that one person to report back to him on the progress of all those nice promises he made to the good people of NO. Did I just miss it? Did anyone hear who he will be in charge? Please don't tell me he, (he who took days to realize there was a serious problem), will be in charge.

GWB is obviously using the same speech writer he uses for his Iraqi war speeches - last night we heard those all too familiar slogans, "stay as long as it takes", and gave praise for "those Americans who have served and sacrificed". The only thing missing last night was GWB's hand-picked live audience.
GWB came into office anti-big government - boy has that changed. What we actually got is inept government.

Actually, sometimes I feel sorry for GWB - he's way over his head in this job and I am not sure he realizes it.