A clear view of President Bush

Justin Webb, BBC:

I was hearing the other day about a woman who went to the White House Christmas drinks party.

You are allowed to bring a friend and the two of you get to pose for a 10-second photo-op (they call it a "grip and grin") with the leader of the free world.

But this woman had no friends available that evening and queued up to see him alone. When her turn came she explained to the president, "I couldn't get a date."

With a charm and wit worthy of Ronald Reagan he pulled her close and asked - mock earnestly - "Nothing I've done I hope?"

He knows what you think of him (particularly if you are reading outside the US).

But what does he think of you, and what does he have planned to make your life more enjoyable?

He says he loves you - at least those of you who don't harbour terrorists.

And in some ways he does, though people have a hard time accepting it.

...

This is the same corespondent who was savaged last week for giving a fair shake to Bush and the US and he is still at it. It is quite surprising for the anti US BBC, but I urge you to read the whole article for a refreshingly fair presentation of the Bush presidency. If we could only get the SU mainstream media to see the light. So far I have not heard of a left wing blog swarm on Webb, but they may not be aware of the "betrayel" yet.

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