It was interesting to note that the Washington Post (a liberal paper) and the Washington Times (conservative), as well as Newsweek (liberal) and Time (conservative), all agreed that Bush made his bones on this one, by using his first statements to calm the right wing hawks, then using the diplomats of the State department to work the crisis.

The articles point out that Bush used similar techniques during the Florida situation. Recently the Post published a five day series on the Florida election runout, and frankly, Bush is given a lot of personal credit by a newspaper that hates him.

When asked to choose the legal strategy that will ultimately determine the election, he picks one that only one lawyer out of some twenty recommends; the unconstitutionality of the recount, and lo and behold, it was the winner. Al Gore on the other hand is depicted as swinging back and forth while becoming convinced that the Hispanic politicians in Miami are out to get him, and ends up calling them traitors.

Say what you will, at least we're not paying for a baby food factory that we bombed during a presidential blow-job.