From Her Lips to His Ear ( A Dear Laura letter)

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032302001_pf.html

From Her Lips to His Ear

By Sally Quinn
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 24, 2006; C01

Dear Laura,

It's time for you to act. Nancy Reagan did it. You can, too.

Things are falling apart. They always do in the second term. And when they do, there's only one person who can change things: the wife. You are the only one who can tell him the truth. You are smart, astute; you're not afraid of him and you love him.

I see you're going on Larry King tonight, and that's a good way to show your support and share your popularity. But your real work is behind the scenes.

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The biggest problem your husband has now is that so many top Republicans have turned against him. Without the support of his own party, it's pretty much impossible for him to run the country. After the way they went after him over the Dubai ports deal, you can imagine what they are saying about him privately.

Incompetent, unrealistic and insincere were a few of the words circulating at a private dinner recently. Referring to the president's refusal to seek advice on anything -- the war, the economy, foreign policy -- one of the most prominent Republicans in Washington called the situation so dire that he feared "the country would fall apart with another three years of this.".....

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1. ---Remember, it's your legacy, too.-

....Last week, Howard Baker suggested bringing in former senator Fred Thompson as a liaison to Congress, but many felt that wouldn't make a difference because it wasn't getting rid of anybody. "Anybody who really knows this crowd wouldn't take the job," said one former White House adviser.

· Tell him to take responsibility for his actions. In his news conference Tuesday, he gave different explanations for the war in Iraq, but never mentioned WMD. Even if he still believes invading Iraq was the right thing, he could still acknowledge that one of the reasons his administration gave at the time was wrong. That would go a long way toward clearing the air.

With three years to go in this presidency, something has to change. You've always been there when he needed you. You got him to stop drinking. You campaigned hard for him at the end of the first campaign. Your own poll numbers are off the charts. You need to persuade him to make changes, and to do it in a way that the people believe he means it.

Remember, it's your legacy, too.

[MADem]

2. I wonder if this anonymous person is Scowcroft? Sounds like him...

They don't listen to anybody," said another prominent Republican who was close to the first President Bush.

To a person, every Republican and Democrat I talked to compared your husband to his father. W didn't come out on the winning end. "A real gent," "gracious," "responsive," "inclusive," "conciliatory" were words used to describe the senior Bush. Democrats told how he always returned their phone calls, sometimes at 2 a.m.

Now even Dad's former friends and advisers can't get through. "All of his father's old boys are out in the wilderness together," lamented one of them.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Dear Sally,

Laura is neither smart nor astute; otherwise she wouldn't be First Lady.

[Hubert Flottz]

4. Amen!

Those are the facts!

[Demeter]

5. I Sure Would Like To Know WHY Sally Thinks Laura CAN Do Anything!

The man is out of control. The best she could do is go for involuntary commitment, or jail time for domestic abuse. That won't do much for the country, though.

[AndyA]

6. Laura must be as stupid as a box of rocks.

How else can you explain the woman staying with this man all these years? He's a bumbling idiot, like Dagwood, but he doesn't have the heart of gold that Dagwood has.

He's an alcoholic and drug abuser, and more often than not those people are also abusive to their loved ones.

Laura must have the same level of ethics and morals that her husband has (none) or else she wouldn't stand by him, defend him, and encourage his continued (bad) behavior. Plus, we've all seen that evil look of Laura's, just remember Mrs. King's funeral. Laura is just as bad as her husband.