Political Pro Charles Bakst hard on Bush?

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I just read the M. Charles Bakst column this morning : " Ragged Bush visit- Staying on message and falling off". To be sure, George W. Bush ( more his mother's son ? asks Bakst ) let Rhode Island down, let a Central Falls school down, and thereby let the Hispanic community here down.

Of course 99% of our national politicians would have made a $1000- a -person fundraiser a priority over showing the " human touch " with working class kids. Perhaps presidential candidate Bush's interest in education as an issue is merely
opportunistic. Here, I believe, bad boy Bill Clinton and straight man Al Gore are the real thing.

The compassion of compassionate conservatives is mostly reserved for the rich -who need help getting into heaven on earth. Whenever the greedy class complains about taxes, they respond: " We feel your pain! "

There are third parties out there -even here in Rhode Island - that do focus on the more basic needs of the working poor and the impoverished. They deserve a little more attention.

This is just bus stop gossip, but a political activist I know complained about M. Charles Bakst's propensity to ignore ALL third parties.

Why? I wondered. My friend's explanation was cynical, to be sure : " You have to FEED Charlie, you see. Have food and he will come" .

"You mean he could be bought off with grilled cheese sandwich ? " I asked. Paul smiled impishly.