Standing Tall in the Rose Garden

When George W. Bush strode into the White House rose garden in June, much of the world waited somewhat eagerly to hear what the U.S. chief executive would say. He said a mouthful. Some likened his historic verbal missile to Harry S. Truman’s courageous endorsement of the reestablishment of the Jewish national homeland in 1948. Rep. Tom Lantos of California, a Holocaust survivor and ranking Democ