[Mo1]

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[MJY1288]

Great read, Thanks for posting it

[DoctorMichael]

Ding, ding, ding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[firewalk]

Bttt

[MarkDel]

It's about time that we took the gloves off...where's the 21st Century version of Lee Atwater...we really need him.

[barkingdog]

hear, hear, Dr Levin

[pawdoggie]

The President has always maintained that he had no problem with the Democrats making "political" attacks on him. What he failed to appreciate is that the "political" attacks were never just about Mr. Bush. The Democrats' attacks also diminished the accomplishments of our soldiers, questioned the operational and tactical decisions of our commanders in the field (remember the "quagmire" and "flak vest" controversies), and were clearly an attempt to demoralize our troops and drive a wedge between them and their Commander in Chief for partisan gain. Along with a lot of other bogus presumptions and "conventional wisdom", the "New Tone" should have gone with the wind post-9/11. During WW II, FDR would have chewed up and spat out the Republicans if they had behaved as disgracefully as the Democrats have behaved in the War on Terror.

[marktuoni]

Isn't Bush best when expectations are lowered? Was the Meet the Press interview political gamesmanship revving the left up for their ultimate demise?

The Bush/Rove political strategies are either brilliant or inept. I happen to believe the former to be the case. The campaign is a long process.

[marron]

I am all for the president presenting his case to the public. As a practical matter, though, I don't think we should do anything to weaken Kerry until he has the nomination in the bag, and its too late for anyone else to come forward.

Kerry is too perfect an opponent, we don't want to mess this up for ourselves by shooting back too soon. Taking Kerry apart, and watching him implode, is going to be too much fun to miss. I want to be able to savor the moment.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Call it preemption. Call it self-defense. Call it liberation."

Call it what it is, A Grand Strategy Of Transformation.

[Luis Gonzalez]

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[jordan8]

President Bush has done more in three short years to liberate and defend Muslims the world over than any former president, any foreign leader, or any Muslim leader.

Nobody cares. Iraq will not be a positive for Bush in the election, you're fooling yourself if you think it will be. By the time the election rolls around it may well be a disaster.