Bush's Drug Question.

• Position: Opposing views on whether George W. Bush should admit to drug use - Brief Article

Must he say whether he used cocaine?

YES

Governor. George W. Bush of Texas has run into a dangerous patch in his Presidential campaign. The issue is whether he ever used cocaine or other illegal substances during his youth. Bush has been dancing around the question, creating the impression that he probably did experiment with cocaine and that he thinks evasion rather than an honest answer is his best course.

If Bush never used illegal drugs, he should say so. If he did, he should less up. He might find that voters would forgive a youthful indiscretion. But he may need to square his own drug use as a young man with the tough law-enforcement policies he has espoused as Governor of Texas toward youthful drug offenders.

Bush cannot have it both ways on his personal life. He voluntarily proclaimed his marital fidelity, which is surely the most private of subjects. His best course is to be honest, and let the country take his measure.

--EDITORIAL, The New York Times

NO

A setback? A boon to his primary opponents? Puh-LEEZE! The people who predicted dark consequences from George W. Bush's "mishandling" of questions about past cocaine use were the same geniuses who predicted Bill Clinton's imminent demise 20 months ago.

True, most voters with an opinion on the subject believe Bush is guilty as rumored of the alleged felony. Yet no one cares...