[Lance Romance]

I didn't think it fell flat either. I think the only reason he wasn't interrupted by applause is because it was a military college. They are very reserved.

Granted, he's not a great orator (Abu Ghirab for instance, but he does have a way of getting the point across in a somewhat subdued and understated manner. I hope you aren't in the Dick Morris camp demanding he learn to speak "women".

[Congressman Billybob]

Good Lord, no, I am NOT "in the Dick Morris camp." Whenever I have the inclination to take Morris seriously because he says something that seems right, I recall that he 1. got Bill Clinton reelected, and 2. once paid a woman to look interested while he crawled on the floor and barked like a dog.

My hot button is the need for history. The more Bush talked about that, the more he'd force the press to cover that aspect. And the more the press had to cover Japan and Germany, the less effective the press bias against this war would become.

John / Billybob

[stainlessbanner]

They are very reserved.

Thank you. If Bush wanted cheerleaders and handshakes, he would have picked a different setting. The War College location shows Bush is serious about planning and strategy. I think billybob misread this one.