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President Bush may be the leader of the free world, but true leaders admit mistakes, answer pointed questions and make an effort to be diplomatic. Bush’s performance at last week’s press conference showed that this president is willing to pass the buck to anyone, even God. If America truly wants to remain the leading power in the fight for freedom world-wide, it could start by demanding a responsible Chief Executive...
...large part because gas is woefully undertaxed in this countrya state of affairs that is bad for the economy, bad for drivers and bad for our foreign policy. In fact, one of the simplest and best things any Administration could do right now would be to add a buck per gallon to the federal gas tax, which is currently just 18.4¢. Now that I have alienated almost every reader of this column, allow me to defend myself...
...Good Thing Gone Bad Your report about Martha Stewart's conviction for obstructing justice and other crimes, "Not a Good Thing for Martha" [March 15], stated that "Stewart was no ordinary Jane who traded on inside information to make a quick buck." But that misses the point. Ordinary Janes would not have had access to the stock-price information that was given to Stewart as a direct result of her wealth and position. That's why it's called insider information. The rest of us are just trying to level the playing field. Nancy Parker Englewood...
...edge prematurely—if he fulfills expectations and completes his ticket soon. Indeed, the smart money seems to be on a VP pick early in an extremely long presidential race, despite a number of good reasons to wait. If Kerry is wise, he will resist the temptation to buck tradition and name his number two far in advance of the July Democratic National Convention. A hungry media is craving Kerry’s selection and, when it’s made, will digest it with haste. His best biscuit will be gone with November still many months away...
...with federal dollars. When I ask a group of 22 fire fighters in Casper whether they feel insulted by suggestions that they should get less homeland-security money, they all nod in agreement. "No one can say Casper can't be a terrorist target," says fire fighter Roy Buck. Taking the point further, Peter Beering, terrorism-preparedness chief in Indianapolis, Ind., writes in First to Arrive, a Harvard collection of essays on emergency preparedness, "In an era of satellite television ... attacking a rural target may actually instill more fear by delivering the message that no one is safe...