'W' Stands For Winner

 

 

Dan Frisa

 


In the 1960s hit comedy movie "It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" a bevy of the era’s top comedians and film stars embark on a mad-cap adventure in search of the Big W, the location of some buried treasure. At the end of the film one of the characters points to a group of palm trees, which formed the letter W, finally identifying the location of the treasure.

Republicans have been searching for the Big W for eight years – that is, a win, in the presidential race. In 1992, President Bush lost his way, and the election, to Bill Clinton, while Bob Dole did the same in 1996. Throughout the Clinton years Republicans have been scurrying about, looking for the Big W.

The long search is nearly over. The Big W resides in the hands of George W. Bush, where the "W” stands for winner, which is what November will bring because he’s got what it takes to win.

The Texas governor has wisely kept intact his team of strategists that has served him so well in the Lone Star State, rather than succumb to the normal urge to hire the "political wizards" of Washington. This will continue to help him keep his feet on the ground and his head out of the clouds.

With just the right touch of conservative policy and a compassionate tone, the race with Gore isn’t even close because Bush brings something else to the table: a sense of deep resolve and moral conviction. And the man displays a quiet yet steadfast leadership style and a persona of stability.

These qualities compare favorably with the obvious pandering and shrill rhetoric of Al Gore, whose every utterance raises deeper doubts about his character, and plays to his shallow nature. Voters can feel the difference, and knowing the importance of their coming November decision are – at long last – ready to move this nation in a new, positive direction after so many years of slickness and slime.

What is most important is that a "W” in November will represent so much more than a political victory for a political party. It will herald a return to the true values of America that have been dormant during Clinton’s self-indulgence, as his hollow haze has permeated our society.

The fresh air of the Big W will cleanse our institutions of the Clinton stench and allow the sweet aroma of honor and decency to once again waft freely throughout the land, and that will truly be a treasure to behold.

 

 

Dan Frisa represented New York in the United States Congress and served four terms in the New York State Assembly.

 

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