Okay, I know who he is (58th Speaker of the House of Representatives, nearly ran for the Republican nomination for the Presidency, appears to really not like Dubya), but what do Americans think of him? Wikipedia seems quite neutral, and of course his own website is very complimentary (not to mention that he's battling that bottom-feeder Ann Coulter for advertising space in my Haloscan comments), but what do you across the pond actually think of him? I know that even for us "loony leftie liberals" not all Republicans in office are bad (Giuliani seems to have a lot of respect in Democrat circles, and even Arnie is doing okay for his social liberalism). And I know that some Democrats are not held in any high regard (the Economist over here keeps switching between thinking Hillary is the best thing since sliced bread and screaming in horror at the prospect of her presidency).
So give me a bit of a background here. I ask because he's speaking in Austin during the SVP meeting, on "Dinosaurs, Birds, and the Challenge of Science in the 21st Century" (more details on Palaeoblog), and I'd really like to go along. I'm assuming that no anti-evolution creationist take-the-money-from-science-to-fund-wars-in-middle-eastern-countries kind of guy would dare to speak to an audience of palaeontologists (especially not palaeontologists who I saw in floods of tears in Denver in 2004 the day after the election).
Very grateful for insight from Americans (to be honest, with a husband who's contemplating voting Tory for the first time in his life and my increasing environmental streak sending me to the arms of the Greens, it's as much as I can do to keep tabs on my own government!). And in return I will happily provide information on any British politician who comes to Bristol in 2009.
So give me a bit of a background here. I ask because he's speaking in Austin during the SVP meeting, on "Dinosaurs, Birds, and the Challenge of Science in the 21st Century" (more details on Palaeoblog), and I'd really like to go along. I'm assuming that no anti-evolution creationist take-the-money-from-science-to-fund-wars-in-middle-eastern-countries kind of guy would dare to speak to an audience of palaeontologists (especially not palaeontologists who I saw in floods of tears in Denver in 2004 the day after the election).
Very grateful for insight from Americans (to be honest, with a husband who's contemplating voting Tory for the first time in his life and my increasing environmental streak sending me to the arms of the Greens, it's as much as I can do to keep tabs on my own government!). And in return I will happily provide information on any British politician who comes to Bristol in 2009.
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