It doesn't look to me as if the Wead tapes can do any harm

to President Bush. They portray him as a man of conviction with a strong competitive streak.

It seems to me that those convictions are shared by a great many Americans. The competitiveness shows up when he's discussing Gore, McCain and Forbes. The only comments I had any trouble with were those on Forbes, but frankly, I understand those too.

Where Forbes and Bush differ, I'm a Forbes guy.