BUSH TO LAY OUT 'CLEAR STRATEGY' ON WAR

New York Post ^ | 5/22/04 | DEBORAH ORIN

[patj]

Do you suppose it will be carried by all the MSM?

[hershey]

Nope. We'd better consider the use of a permanent mind-altering substance to blanket Axis of evil countries, turning them into peaceful farmers or whatever. If we're not allowed to humiliate, kill them, or even tickle their feet, the PC alternative is our surrender. Doubtless Kerry's already writing up that proposal.

[buckalfa]

My thought is that such a speech could vault the
President to re-election. But will the sheeple really
care about the very survival of the nation when they
are busy complaining about $2.00 plus a gallon gasoline?

[pickemuphere]

Bush must use this speech to give concrete specifics about the transfer of power. As I stated in a thread yesterday, if he comes out with more rhetoric about democracy and freedom, his poll numbers will suffer. Americans need reassurance that he is in complete control of the situation.

[q_an_a]

since no American in the 20th or 21st century has seen a convention without the acceptance speech of the candidate, this move will so backfire, he losses any momentum for the sake of paid advertising. what a boob.

[DoughtyOne]

I have advocated he lay out the plan, well more accurately, I have urged him to explain the positives and lambast the democrats for being against all of them. One thing should be said here though.

Inceasantly the democrats demand to know who exactly is going to take over in Iraq. Then one of the most prominent candidates for Iraqi leadership was killed last week by a terrorist's blast. Strangely, the democrats who had been demanding to know the names of the new government's members didn't appologize for their prior demands to know, and miracle of miracles, the press didn't mention it. Gosh, are they sweet to democrats.

I suspect Bush knows what he and his crew are up to. I've got more patience than a five year old brat, so I'm going to wait and see when the time comes. The democrats time is up in early November, so we can understand them being a bit befuddled as time runs out.

[Non-Sequitur]

About time.

[handy]

I forget, is it during odd or even numbered months that we bash Bush because he has no plans for Iraq.

I get confused, because I know we the sheeple are supposed to believe:
1. Bush has no plan for Iraq
2. Bush had secret plans well in advance of 9-11 to invade Iraq.
/sarcasm.

On a more sad & humorous note. The best $2 per gallon story I heard yesterday was when a guy called the guest host on Glen Beck. He was convinced the oil companies had raised the gas prices and were funneling all the xtra profits to the Bush campaign for TV spots. He said gas prices were up, Bush commercials were up - obvious connection.

[sigh] Where do you begin with these people...

[Shane]

Excellent points.

[Erik Latranyi]

The best $2 per gallon story I heard yesterday was when a guy called the guest host on Glen Beck. He was convinced the oil companies had raised the gas prices and were funneling all the xtra profits to the Bush campaign for TV spots. He said gas prices were up, Bush commercials were up - obvious connection.

This is the same mentality that when we have 2 consecutive days over 90 degrees it is a sign of global warming!

You cannot change this thinking. You can only soundly defeat it and throw it on the ash-heap of history as thinking similar to "the world is flat".

[demkicker]

Bush must use this speech to give concrete specifics about the transfer of power. As I stated in a thread yesterday, if he comes out with more rhetoric about democracy and freedom, his poll numbers will suffer. Americans need reassurance that he is in complete control of the situation.

I agree. I'm hoping he'll drop some bombshells of his own (WMD?). He needs to be as specific as possible without using the same soundbites.

[NoClones]

How many times does he have to lay out the strategy for the cretins on the left to get it?

[jpsb]

Hmmm, looks like the mission is nation bulding, now then Clinton tried this he got blasted at FR, think Bush will get blasted too?

[daler]

"since no American in the 20th or 21st century has seen a convention without the acceptance speech of the candidate, this move will so backfire, he losses any momentum for the sake of paid advertising. what a boob."

That all depends on what your definition of the word "acceptance" is.

[wku man]

Damn right.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[LS]

Gas prices already falling rapidly. Down to $1.79 in Dayton last weekend, and the price dropped another $1 per barrel here today. This is not going to be an issue. Another false hope for the "Effing" Kerry people.

[GraniteStateConservative]

"He realizes, as well as most Americans do, that we have difficult challenges ahead, that the enemies and foes of freedom in Iraq will do anything to stop the progress but that our resolve is firm and that the transfer of sovereignty will take place on June 3."

He should address the anxiety that people have-- acknowledge it-- and then talk them into being less anxious. Show that he's in touch with that anxiety of many voters. The poll numbers for whether Iraq was worth the sacrifice of blood and treasure aren't good. If he gets up there and talks about how we will not tire, falter, or fail and how Iraq will be a shining city on a hill, then this speech is a waste of everyone's time-- everyone's heard it all before.

[GraniteStateConservative]

He should use the dialogue approach from the stem cell speech. To my recollection, not a single of his speeches of his term were as persuasive as that one. His other speeches have been rah-rah speeches that people tune out after a while. I wonder who wrote that stem cell speech?

[Ozarkie]

"The best $2 per gallon story I heard yesterday was when a guy called the guest host on Glen Beck. He was convinced the oil companies had raised the gas prices and were funneling all the xtra profits to the Bush campaign for TV spots. He said gas prices were up, Bush commercials were up - obvious connection."


I actually had a SHORT conversation with a guy who told me that the gas crisis of the '70's was under Nixon. When I said, "You mean Carter" , he argues that he was a truck driver then so he knew. Damn....guess I wasn't even alive then. Bottom line....You CAN'T reason with dems.