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The Blink Presidency
Bush's supporters would argue that his instincts seem to be paying off
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It should come as no great revelation that George W. Bush is a
wantonly decisive President. He decides Ariel Sharon is good and
Yasser Arafat is evil, even though seasoned diplomats tell him it is
not wise to make such sweeping judgments. He decides that Social
Security needs to be transformed and that private investment accounts
are the way to do it, even though the experts say there is no great
crisis and his way won't solve anything. He decides to invade Iraq,
with minimal contingency planning. He decides to cut
taxes drastically...
