Acidus wrote:
] My complain is Bush's decisions are based seemly *entirely* on
] public opinion. He didn't think Rice testifing was important
] until after the media reamed him for a week. Bush kept moving
] the Exit date from Iraq earlier and earlier the more soldiers
] died. A man who makes policy based on opinion polls is not
] a man to be President. That statement applies to all
] candidate or officals.

Hrm. So you're saying that the President should never make policy decisions based on public opinion? I'd argue the opposite. The President should almost always make policy decisions based on public opinion in a democracy. There are exceptions. In particular, cases where classified information, complex strategic issues, or civil rights issues are at hand are particular cases where public opinion may be reasonably over-ruled. However, this is a highly politicized thing. This has to do with public opinion. Therefore it makes perfect sense to me that decisions ought to be made based on public opinion in this context.

RE: Bush Agrees to Let Rice Testify Publicly