I cannot comprehend the manner in which the press is hyping up the supposed personal rebuking of Dr M by Pres. Bush.
Consider the fact that George W Bush is willing to stand up for his convictions and wage war in 2 major hotspots in the middle east, whatever his convictions. That he is now willing to sign on the bill that makes late pregnancy abortion illegal in a country divided and very passionate over this issue. All these and more, despite the fact that he is the minority elected President with a second term election in the not too distant future.
Now consider the fact that the person reporting on this, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, was in a sense not part of that personal conversation.
IF indeed Pres. Bush intended for any reason whatsoever, to rebuke Dr M, why go personal? If anything, APEC provides a sufficient platform to put the outgoing Malaysian PM in his place... He has demonstrated this with Arafat.
No, I think what transpired between these men was intended to be private rather than laundered in the press like some cheap gossip. Like them, love them, both are men of conviction who stand by what they believe. The senior staff and press have no business putting a spin on the issue knowing full well that Bush had no way to respond otherwise.
For an interesting view on this read this article.
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