Powerboss
03-17-2004, 02:51 AM
The Battle of the Biographies
From the March 15, 2004 issue: Bush v. Kerry.
by Noemie Emery
03/15/2004, Volume 009, Issue 26
BRING IT ON! And there they stand, thumbs in their belts, snorting at each other from opposite corners--the Vietnam vet with three Purple Hearts and numerous medals, and the commander in chief, architect of two wars, with one bad guy's scalp on his belt. Are they tough? Are you kidding? But wait. Alter the slant of the light, and things appear more complex. In this corner is the decorated Vietnam vet who risked his life on the battlefield but turned into the ultimate risk-averse politician, carefully tending his political interests and force-averse when it comes to security issues. And in that one is the man whose service when young was adequate but not glorious, but who as president has taken one huge risk after another.
Lives do not always proceed in predictable patterns, and we may have a choice between a classic late bloomer who has just reached his powers, and a morning glory, who hit his peak early and has not matched it since. In the late 1960s, John Kerry was the better man, as well as the far more mature one. In 2004, in terms of political maturity and courage, the far better man is George W. Bush.
The entire article here:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/826fmjaz.asp?pg=1
From the March 15, 2004 issue: Bush v. Kerry.
by Noemie Emery
03/15/2004, Volume 009, Issue 26
BRING IT ON! And there they stand, thumbs in their belts, snorting at each other from opposite corners--the Vietnam vet with three Purple Hearts and numerous medals, and the commander in chief, architect of two wars, with one bad guy's scalp on his belt. Are they tough? Are you kidding? But wait. Alter the slant of the light, and things appear more complex. In this corner is the decorated Vietnam vet who risked his life on the battlefield but turned into the ultimate risk-averse politician, carefully tending his political interests and force-averse when it comes to security issues. And in that one is the man whose service when young was adequate but not glorious, but who as president has taken one huge risk after another.
Lives do not always proceed in predictable patterns, and we may have a choice between a classic late bloomer who has just reached his powers, and a morning glory, who hit his peak early and has not matched it since. In the late 1960s, John Kerry was the better man, as well as the far more mature one. In 2004, in terms of political maturity and courage, the far better man is George W. Bush.
The entire article here:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/826fmjaz.asp?pg=1