tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post109235894965525665..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: Public ChristianityJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-1094366351679543262004-09-04T23:39:00.000-07:002004-09-04T23:39:00.000-07:00As former Treasury Secretary O'Neill quotes Bush: ...As former Treasury Secretary O'Neill quotes Bush: "I don't negotiate with myself" meaning, I think, that he eschews much introspection, as a coping mechanism, given all the responsibility. Indeed, much has been made of his "from the gut" approach: Bush believes in intuitive responses, and, I think, supposes he's guided by God in them. And how else could he cope? He's the man he is -- not about to turn himself into a voracious reader and scholar while trying to hold down a full time job as president. His handlers know this about him, and that a lot of positive feedback is what keeps him complacent in his views. These campaign stops which admit fans only: they're for his benefit more than the voters. He gets that he's looked up to, soaks up the adulation. Keeps him going. It's all pretty simple (much too simple, which is the scary thing).Kirby Urnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114860457655013242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-1092423597407119322004-08-13T11:59:00.000-07:002004-08-13T11:59:00.000-07:00This is a fair suggestion (writing directly to Pre...This is a fair suggestion (writing directly to President Bush). I'll work on how to do this with some microscopic hope of efficacy. It's not that I haven't written many times....Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.com