[Jeff Higgins]

Wow, guys, I guess I'm kind of out of my league here. I don't have and have never had such strong feelings about our President, no matter who is currently filling that role. I couldn't understand all the Clinton haters at the time, and I don't understand all the Bush haters now. Both men have their respective strong and weak points and both seem to elicit very passionate feelings of support or hatred. I was not exactly a Clinton supporter, but I cannot deny the good he did during his terms. I'm not exactly a Bush supporter, although I did vote for him in the face of no viable alternative. I have argued in support of both with their nay-sayers simply because they were or are our Presidents. I find it more than a little interesting to read or listen to assesments of a man's character, personality, morals, motivations, or whatever by folks who clearly have never met the man. On what are these assessments made? I may find myself dissagreeing with the man's actions or policies, but I always thought it might be a bit of a stretch to infer personality traits from those actions. Now it appears to have reached the point where these same personality traits are judged to be present in a particular President's supporters. C'mon, guys, we all know it is not that black and white. Intelligent people did vote for Bush. Just because they adopt an opposing political viewpoint does not mean they are any less bright than the next guy. Boy, I just don't recall things getting so heated and personal in the Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, or elder Bush years.