President Bush and VOW

["John Gelles" <johng@xxxxxxxxxx>]

    As on September 20th, when the President spoke to a
    joint session of the House and Senate, George Bush has
    offered the American people the leadership it needs to
    win the war against senseless terror, defend the American
    people and land mass in these perilous times, and return
    to economic growth and prosperity at home--and for all
    our good neighbors everywhere in the world.

    While most Americans are anxious to follow his lead,
    a few raise the specter of deficit financing and too little
    taxation of very rich firms and individuals.

    It may be that compromise legislation will amend some
    taxcuts signed into law last year. I do not think these cuts
    are crucial to his overall theme of doing right by our
    people to protect them from terror and recession.

    Certainly if the tax cuts that reward contributors to
    Republican coffers remain they will not make a real
    economic difference as far as inflation is concerned.
    They will make a political difference--and were I the
    president I might be glad to see them repealed and
    would sign the law repealing them if it gave me all
    the money the nation needs to follow my security
    and prosperity agenda.

    But the Democratic theme of attempting to run a surplus
    in a recession is outright dumb, dangerous and likely to
    push my vote into the Republican column--especially
    when the President's leadership is so inspiring.

    Many on the left forget when the Stalin-Hitler pact
    opened the way for war. Weapons of mass destruction,
    in the hands of near-suicidal regimes, compel a President
    who respects his oath of office to do exactly what our
    President is doing. Remove the weapons before it's
    too late.  The war that ended fascism almost didn't--
    on account of timid leadership (and the evils practiced
    by the communist state.)

    The President mentioned Russia, China and India. He
    did not need to mention our NATO allies. I believe his
    leadership will promote peace and security in the post
    cold war world.

    It seems to me that our President sees the nature of
    our current opportunity to improve the lot of mankind.
    I trust he will soon embrace an environmental program
    equal to his concern for the perils of weapons in the
    hands of madmen.

    One key to the future, which many of us in these
    internet forums are familiar with, is how to finance an
    agenda as bold as the President's.  He leads the way
    among his political peers in his willingness to spend
    money on essential purchases in the middle of a
    recession. I hope when his spending programs kick
    in that prosperity returns fast enough for voters to see
    the connection between spending right and winning
    our economic and political rights in a world with both
    free enterprise and responsible government.

    Professor Galbraith ought to be brought on board
    among the President's men.  Pundits have said the
    President has been reading about Teddy Roosevelt--
    a Republican for the ages. The pudits think the
    President would like to be remembered as well.

    Let him appoint Galbraith to a policy job the
    Professor will accept, and the President will be
    half way to Mount Rushmore.  I had the enormous
    pleasure of being a student of Adolph Berle. In my
    view, Galbraith is ready, as was his father and
    Adolph Berle, to serve an American president
    on behalf of us all--all around the world.

        John Gelles