As voters across the country trooped to the polls last week, George Bush voted with his feet. He canceled a two-week swing through Asia, set for later this month, in the face of scathing complaints from Democrats about his lackluster handling of domestic affairs. The decision was draped in an unusually flimsy pretext: Bush said he needed to remain in Washington to "protect the American taxpayer" during the last days of the congressional session. Explained a more candid aide: "Given the choice between upsetting Americans and upsetting the Japanese, we'll take the latter every time."
Bush's expedient conversion to domestic priorities...
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