For my part, I'm not fooled at all. While he spouts malapropisms in public, he is quietly consolidating more power than any president in U.S. history, including Lincoln. And, all the while, his opponents continue to make the supreme mistake of underrating his abilities -- and they are paying the price for their misperceptions.
So we clearly see different things when we look at Bush, and that alone should be cause for reflection. While I think Bush's motives are honorable, I am nonetheless very concerned about the monumental shifts in the balance of power that are taking place. We are still suffering from the consequences of Lincoln's federal-heavy policies and Reconstruction legislation.
I recommend looking at what Bush does, not what he says. History will reveal soon enough which perspective is right.
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Bush is no Abe Lincoln. You people are becoming delusion in attempts to salvage this man and create a teenage idol.
It is rather awe-inspiring to see how swiftly Bush has achieved this: he's got both houses of Congress, he's just ousted that feckless idiot Lott and will have a virtual cabinet member running the Senate, he'll soon be stacking the Supreme Court, and his opponents are in complete disarray. But, we should not be surprised. Look at Texas and Florida. These were solid Democrat strongholds before the Bush brothers hit town. Now, the Dems there aren't just in the minority -- they have been totally routed and rendered irrelevant. The same thing is happening on the national level, because the same causes give rise to the same effects. And, unlike Reagan, Bush didn't have Jimmy Carter to grease the skids for him. Getting here has been uphill all the way. And the desperation of the Democrats is a joy to behold...