June 01, 2006
Honestly, now
from - RSA
I caught a bit of a radio show on NPR yesterday, in which various people were talking about the new pick for Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson. One of the external talking heads said something that gave me a double-take. Here's a close paraphrase:
The President and the Treasury Secretary will regain credibility by being honest about the good and bad of the economy.
What struck me is a basic assumption underlying this prediction: What kind of person can be expected to regain credibility simply by being honest? This is the kind of thing said about people who have lost credibility through dishonesty--and it seems to be taken completely for granted about our President. It's sad.
::Posted by RSA at June 1, 2006 03:42 PM
This is one of those cases where I say "show me the quote" that the prez said since those talking heads giving the synopsis are soooooooo often dead wrong. And I mean that in a bipartisan way, as the righties do it just as much as the lefties.
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Posted by RW on June 1, 2006 08:52 PM Link to comment |
But doesn't a credibility problem presuppose dishonesty?
Or stupidity.
Or both?
If the President has a credibility problem how else would he have gotten it?
Just misunderstood maybe?
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Posted by Buck on June 2, 2006 09:40 AM Link to comment |
Actually, I was quoting (paraphrasing) one of the talking heads; I think that this is a common perception about the President's honesty with regard to areas of national importance.
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Posted by RSA on June 2, 2006 10:45 AM Link to comment |
