Swinging too far the other way?

If GW Bush, aka "43" was too much Texan, too much swagger, have we swung too far the other way?

Dorothy Rabinowitz: The Alien in the White House - WSJ.com:

"How then might we be permitted to describe our enemies? One hint comes from another of Mr. Brennan's pronouncements in that speech: That 'violent extremists are victims of political, economic and social forces.'"