He decided it was inappropriate for American taxpayers to subsidize abortions abroad, given that so many in this country find the practice morally reprehensible. Bush told California to clean up its own electricity mess, and he has let people in the Middle East and around the world know that they, not we, are going to be primarily responsible for settling their own conflicts. We've got a president who doesn't believe Washington is the solution for every conceivable situation, which is a refreshing change from his predecessor. Bush has also pulled us further away from the madness of the Kyoto global warming treaty, which would cause extraordinary increases in the cost of energy that threaten our economic future. But perhaps the greatest improvement we've seen since Bush took over is that the perpetual drama of ghastly ethics, loose morals and compound felonies we endured under Bill Clinton is finally over.
Interns are safe.
Nobody needs to psychoanalyze the relationship between the president and the first lady. No investigations, no subpoenas, no grand juries, no pardons. But after Bill and Hillary, bland is just what we need. If the remaining 1,360 days in Dubya's term go off like the first 100, he'll carry 40 states in 2004. Maybe that will prompt la Barbra to decamp to a land far, far away.