The media and critics have noted that President George Bush has favorite words. During the 2004 Presidential campaign debates it was “hard work.” And since Hurricane Katrina if he ever tells a cabinet appointee or aide he’s doing “a heck of a job” that person needs to start updating his/her resume.
The latest that has been notably used repeatedly? “Unacceptable.”
And another favorite: “decisions.”
“Unacceptable…decisions”….? Polls suggest a sizeable chunk of the American public would agree with that…
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.