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ould that it happened with greater frequency, it might well restore some of the lagging respect that most people have for politicians. Recently, when Hillary Clinton was asked what kind of a president Republican John McCain would make, she replied that she believed he would make a good president of the United States. Time magazine asked the self-same question of the Arizona Republican Senator about his possible democratic party challenger, Hillary Clinton. His response was "I have no doubt that Senator Clinton would make a good president." Of course if they were both candidates in the 2008 presidential race, they'd be more challenging and outspoken, more critical, but I'll wager they will never take the Rovian approach: there'll be no politics of destruction that we have seen employed by the Bush team in both elections.

It's early, of course, but what a refreshing opportunity it might be to see two well-informed and experienced politicians campaigning against each other. They agree on much and they have honest disagreements. I'd love to hear a discussion between the two of them on the performance of the Sec. of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. McCain has already gone public, more than once, proclaiming that he doesn't have confidence in the man. One of Sen. Clinton's concerns about the cabinet member is that "it's very hard to stop officials who have no shame about what they are doing." Karen Tumult, a fine Washington based journalist, posed the question "Is this the race for 2008? If so, why are Clinton and McCain smiling? Because the two agree on one thing: getting to the White House depends on winning the hearts of moderate America."

We have, as President, the self-proclaimed "uniter" who has managed to divide us.

We have as President the man who proclaimed during his election in 2000, that he would keep out of foreign entanglements.

Have you ever seen us more at odds with much of the world?

We have as President a man who got us into a war without end, declared for no good and honest reason.

He is the man who believes that he is making this a safer country. Do you know of any thinking person who believes that the Bush policies make a single soul safer - anywhere?

A quote from Jon Stewart of Comedy Central, "A recent checkup showed (President Bush) is arguably the healthiest Chief Executive ever. His secret? Daily exercise and a near total disengagement with reality."

I was reading in the Financial Times of London how Americans have so much less vacation time than their European counterparts. If you think about it there are some exceptions to that rule. Our president has spent 338 days at his ranch in Texas during the five years he has spent as our leader. Come to think of it he might be one of the few Americans who really has time for family values.

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