Who is in the lead? There have been a few days recently when the Technorati tag, "bush," was not on the website's "Top 100" list. But he is back up there today. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? For recent brief periods bloggers using the Technorati tagging sustem were not focused on our current president (OCP). But today's headlines are again carrying his name:
- Ford disagreed with Bush on Iraq - Aljazeera
- Bush making "good progress" on new Iraq plan - Reuters; Bush hails Iraq plan 'progress' - BBC
- Bush Considers Up to 20,000 More Troops for Iraq - New York Times
- Bush silent on Iraq after meeting advisers - Financial Times
- Iraq war critic arrested near Bush ranch (AP) - Yahoo! News; Protesting mom Sheehan arrested at Bush ranch - CNN
Has he become irrelevant? I have such mixed feelings about the word "irrelevant" being applied to OCP/POTUS. Somehow it does not seem like a good thing in principle for the head of a leading nation of the world to become irrelevant. On the other hand, as the influence and power of OCP wanes, other leaders can step in and perhaps force OCP to behave differently.
Bush behavior changed? Has that already happened? The headlines above indicate that OCP is not doing anything about the war in Iraq. He says he is making progress on making a plan and that he is considering more troops. But we have seen no change in course in the Iraq war since the Democrats won in November. The only change has been the occupant of the front office at the Pentagon. It now seems up to Secretary Gates to force OCP to behave differently. I am not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
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My "creative post" today at Southwest Blogger is about the polar ice cap.
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