The Sage of Indianapolis

摘要

Stephen goldsmith has discovered a new gad-get: a headset for his mo-bile phone. He slips the phone in his pocket and straps on the earphone. That leaves his arms free to gesture emphatically, something he does all the time as George W. Bush's chief domestic-policy adviser. In Indianapolis recently, where he is about to step down after two terms as mayor, Goldsmith was touring a new housing development in an inner-city neighborhood when he took a call from a Bush staffer back in Austin, Texas, working on a speech. Standing on a weed-infested corner that once saw its share of drug deals, the mayor began talking—and waving his arms.