2004 Presidential Transition
The Denver Post editorial staff is encouraged by President Bush's plan to visit Europe early next year to repair some of the damage his policies have caused [November 29, 2004, "Fence-mending on Bush's Europe agenda"]. From the article, "Bush's record for unilateralism and his estrangement from most of Europe has become an issue domestically and abroad. Bush needs to change the tone of the global discourse in order to achieve some of his overseas objectives - starting in Iraq. He needs to convince our European allies that a new term means a new day. A trip to Brussels, home to NATO and the European Union, is an essential first step. Bush has been a polarizing force in the world, even before the Iraq war, and has angered leaders and citizens from France to Frankfurt with his with-us-or-against-us tough talk."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "President Bush chose Carlos Gutierrez, chief executive officer of the Kellogg Co., to be secretary of Commerce, the AP reports. 'Gutierrez was born in Cuba and his family fled the country in 1960 when he was 6 years old.'"
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