Dan McQuade of Philadelphia Weekly/Philadelphia Will Do hips us to the props George W. Bush is getting from conservatives for his take-no-prisoners attitude toward choosing soft drinks. In the Philadelphia Daily News, Michael Smerconish chides Bush saying "shit" even as he praises the Ivy Leaguer for knowing what he wants in a calorie-free yet surprisingly tasty soft drink:
I'd like to see more of the real W. I think when the handlers get involved, he becomes a different person. A bit of a stiff. I don't fault him for mispronouncing words, I blame whoever wrote words that don't flow naturally from a plainspoken man.Here's hoping we get more of the G8 version. Let him go with his gut, and do more telling it like it is. ...
At the G8 lunch, W said, "I'm not going to talk too damn long like the rest of them. Some of these guys talk too long."...
W at G8 on Pepsi vs. Coke: "No, Diet Coke, Diet Coke."
