Gotta admit, I’m getting mighty irritated by readers who think it’s

outrageous, disloyal, unpatriotic, or something to criticize Pres. Bush and

his speaking skills.

Listen: GEORGE W. BUSH IS A SIMPLY TERRIBLE PUBLIC SPEAKER. There now.

He’s a good man and a good President. I shall be voting for him in

November, and shall do all that I can, within the bounds of truth and

integrity, to help him win. That includes (in my view) hammering away at

him to improve on his weaknesses.

Though I like GWB and shall be voting for him, I do not believe that the sun

shines out from his shirt sleeves. I have never believed that about any

national leader. If I were the kind of person who *did* believe that kind

of thing, I should go to live in North Korea.