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...Pope and the President Nancy Gibbs compares the Pope to President George W. Bush and declares that "they share a taste for straight talk and simple truths" [April 28]. Bush may use straight talk, even if it's misguided, but "simple truths"? His Administration can hardly be credited with any such thing. She then quotes the Pope in relation to the pedophilia scandal, which he stated was "sometimes badly handled." Sometimes? And these men somehow espouse straight talk? Surely Gibbs jests. Peter Edelson, New York City...
...went on to criticize President Bush’s personal actions following the disaster. Whereas in his role as a senior senator McCain had been reconciliatory and slow to attack other politicians, as a presidential candidate the rules seem to have changed. McCain now seems to believe that his straight talk refers more to the conviction of what he says at one time than to the consistency of his remarks. When in Washington, D.C., he can speak against only some Bush administration actions; when in New Orleans, he can openly attack Bush himself for a delayed response to Katrina...
...premature judgments” in that chaotic time. Now, struggling to remain in the public eye as presidential politics swirl around Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, McCain has conveniently condemned President Bush’s handling of Katrina, contradicting his campaign message of “straight talk...
...Campaigning as a candidate unafraid to speak the truth, with a campaign bus called the “Straight Talk Express,” McCain has appeared several times on television, including Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” to stress his honesty and dedication to sticking to his principles. In criticizing Bush about Katrina, however, McCain has recently shifted away from this straight talk, embracing the endorsement from his former enemy, Bush, last month. McCain seemed willing to forget the bitter and personal struggle he lost to Bush...
...Katrina disaster. Yet just as McCain once called for circumspection in evaluating the government’s role in the aftermath of Katrina, he should call for circumspection again, this time from himself. Taking a step back from the campaign trail, McCain should recognize that his integrity and straight-talking reputation is worth more than a few cheap votes...