Amid decline, Bush appears carefree

Seattle Post Intelligencer by Maureen Dowd | Mar. 18, 2008 (Opinion)

The dollar's crumpling, the recession's thundering, the Dow's bungee-jumping and the world's disapproving, yet George W. Bush has turned into Gene Kelly, tap dancing and singing in a one-man review called "The Most Happy Fella."

"I'm coming to you as an optimistic fellow," he told the Economic Club of New York on Friday. His manner -- chortling and joshing -- was in odd juxtaposition to the Fed's bailing out the imploding Bear Stearns and his own ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 18, 2008

The piece captures the nuances of mental disconnect from reality suggested by the behavior of the president. It is well couched. Has he regressed to a cheerleader, or is he Nero-ly insane?

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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Mar. 18, 2008

This opinion piece has no journalistic merit. The author is heartily detested by the left because of her uninformed and embarrassing opinions, and this is no exception. Interesting that it was presented as being in a Seattle paper rather than the New York Times. The latter's reputation has sunk this low, that its articles are no longer connected to it?

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