A Theory of W

The American Thinker ^ | 5-7-07 | James Lewis - Commentary

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Reagan was secure about who he was. He wasn't frustrated or resentful like Johnson or Nixon. He didn't want to prove something or make people love him or get back at them, like they did. Reagan knew what he had to do and what it took to do it, and didn't care who got the credit.

I'm not saying Bush is like Johnson or Nixon, but he's quite not like Reagan, either. He's somewhere in between. Probably closer to Reagan than to Nixon, but I don't think he's as secure or as focused as Reagan was. Sometimes personal concerns and issues get in his way. I'm not saying he's some sort of basket case, but comparing him to Reagan brings out how he falls short.

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I never have seen that in him at all; if anything, he’s too humble and accommodating.

In politics, yes. I was thinking of things like the way he has to give everyone around him a nickname. Maybe it's a small thing, but I'd imagine it gets on people's nerves. I don't think Reagan did that.

[Chi-townChief]

Bush is just very comfortable with who he is and this, to the lefties, is just unforgivable. Since Reagan went by Ronnie and Gipper and Dutch, I wouldn’t doubt that he was sharp with the nicknames as well. Plus Reagan’s caving to his buddy Tip on taxes in ‘86 kind of sucked.