Assessing the Presidential Candidates
After reading the lengthy and well-researched article on Bush (Part I, Nov. 22), I awakened from a nightmare with the horrifying thought, “Suppose this man actually became President?” I can think of no greater calamity that could befall our country. It would be fitting epilogue for the last days of Reagan.
Bush is a good man, a decent man, an intelligent man, a patriotic one. He has passionate beliefs in basic virtues, but no passion for causes. He exhorts the general welfare, but is unconcerned with the individual. His world is make-believe. His allegiance shifts with the wind. He has no problem reversing social, economic or political stands in his quest for success. That means gaining recognition and acceptance of Bush, not what he stands for.
The thought of a President who stands knee-deep in quick sand, who uses a weather vane as a compass, would bring about a national nightmare.
DAVID LESSER CAPLAN
Palm Springs
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