Tuesday, 2 October 2001

The Economist on W.

Mr Bush is the right man for the moment. His natural diffidence and his verbal dyslexia make his new willingness to stand up to the podium all the more impressive. Mr Bush was the perfect embodiment of the carefree America that died on September 11th 2001: an America which thought little about abroad, which was awash with easy money, and which saw no reason why you couldn't cut both taxes and increase social spending.

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