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Bush is a wise president. He is good at what he does. JnPII is not a wise pope. He is not good at what he does--for the reasons I have often enumerated.

You have failed to enumerate why Bush is a wise president. You have enumerated why he is a wise politician but most people vote for a president to accomplish specific goals not just get re-elected.

It has to do with policies pursued.

True leaders are measured by policies accomplished not policies pursued.

All right. Here are a few accomplishments: he has won the war in Afghanistan, liberated its oppressed people, took out the Al Qaeda stronghold and eliminated the Taliban tyranny, effectively blocked Al Qaeda operations and set up a massive domestic bureaucracy specifically designed to protect the nation against terrorism, won a tax-reduction battle with the Congress, thereby cutting taxes for the next ten years--the largest tax reduction for Americans in history--beefed up the military and the salaries of the military, brought dignity and morality back to the Oval Office--and he's only been in office for two years. And all this is just off the top of my head. It doesn't include his political genius which for the first time in recent history has enabled a president to win a midterm election, turning leadership of both houses of Congress to the President's own party, giving hope to pro-life forces who look to favorable nominations to the federal courts. But to me his wisdom has most of all been shown in the choice of his cabinet. Never in modern history has a president had such a roster of experienced professionals at his side. You should get down on your knees every day thanking God for this, and that we don't have the likes of Janet Reno and Richard Cohen and Madeline Albright at the helm in such a time of great danger.

One thing guys like you don't understand. Bush is being judged by the American public by one yardstick only--and it is not the one you imagine. That is to say, he is going to be judged not by what bills he passes or how great the economy is. He is going to be judged by how well he has been protecting the country against those who would harm us by horrific means, including the use of weapons of mass destruction. In this he has been nothing short of brilliant. We can all be thankful there has not been a catastrophe since 9/11, thanks to George Bush who knew intuitively how to galvanize the nation and take the fight to our enemies. George W. Bush doesn't just talk--he makes things happen. That's the great difference between him and his blowhard predecessor.