I can't really give a judgement on the President's ethics and morals. This is something that is more internal than anything else. However, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton share more similarities than is apparent to most observers. The big thing is that both are raw political animals and both look at shortcuts to solving complex political problems. Ronald Reagan said 40 years ago that there are no easy answers to complex problems, but there are simple answers. Honesty is something that has been sorely lacking from our leaders for a long time now. Expediency and short-sightedness takes precedence over long-term vision. Some people say 9/11 changed the vision of the country. I disagree, it has only made us more entrenched in old ways of thought. Fear and paternalistic ways dominate more than ever. I can't speak for what's in the President's heart, but I can say that he hasn't led with courage and a fidelity to solid intellectual inquiry.
