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Originally posted by speeder
. . .Obviously these traits are open to interpretation, some of his supporters consider them a sign of a real "take charge", macho Texan kind of a guy, just what the world needs right now. . . .
my view is Bush is over compensating to hide a deep desire to be a nice guy.

If you look at his pre-9/11 stance compared to his post-9/11 stance. . . .and more importantly the transition. What I saw was a man completely caught off-guard, realizing he would have to be a hard-nosed leader, and bring some big-assed fight to the terrorist threat.

So, now, if he gets too much praise for warring, he will conclude 'hey, this war really pleases people.' (potentially . . Its hard to say. . .like you said; "open to interpretation" . . ah, crap, agreeing with you, this has got to stop. . .something must be wrong with me)

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Old 04-26-2004, 12:15 PM
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