Thursday, October 28, 2004
And that reminds me . . . you're gonna kiss me first.
The previous post reminds me of the first moment when I decided to give W a chance. The story comes from Newsweek (August 7, 2000):
The most famous Bush convert was the late Bob Bullock, the crusty Democratic lieutenant governor [of Texas] who for many years was the most powerful politician in the state. Bullock was still skeptical of the governor in 1997 and told him at a meeting: "I'm gonna f--- you on that bill." Bush, who reads people extraordinarily well, came over and planted a big kiss on Bullock and said: "If you f--- me, you're gonna kiss me first." Bullock loved it, and became a close friend and campaign contributor to Bush. On his deathbed last year, Bullock told Bush he would make a great president.
I do respect people who make decisions and act on them. I admire competence - here illustrated by the audacious kiss. Who do you know who reads people so well? Who have you ever met that could pull this off? Wow.
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The most famous Bush convert was the late Bob Bullock, the crusty Democratic lieutenant governor [of Texas] who for many years was the most powerful politician in the state. Bullock was still skeptical of the governor in 1997 and told him at a meeting: "I'm gonna f--- you on that bill." Bush, who reads people extraordinarily well, came over and planted a big kiss on Bullock and said: "If you f--- me, you're gonna kiss me first." Bullock loved it, and became a close friend and campaign contributor to Bush. On his deathbed last year, Bullock told Bush he would make a great president.
I do respect people who make decisions and act on them. I admire competence - here illustrated by the audacious kiss. Who do you know who reads people so well? Who have you ever met that could pull this off? Wow.
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