Fred Barnes: The Luck of the President (Bush's lead is more than a convention bounce)

The Weekly Standard ^ | September 10, 2004 | Fred Barnes

[Porterville]

Lucky? .... BUSH IS BLESSED... no luck involved.... Bush was pre ordained.

[savedbygrace]

Hey, Fred's one of the good guys. Better his columns shouldn't read like B-C04 Press Releases, doncha think? Surely you're not in favor of eating our own??????

[blackie]

Roger that ~ MG ~ there is no such thing as luck ~ stuff happens the way it happens because that's the way it happens.

[highlander_UW]

As I recall hearing, the Kitty Kelly source for the coke at camp David story was one of Bush's sister in laws...but she's come out saying she never said it.

[MinuteGal]

I love Fred and never miss his panel show. However, as chronicled here on FR, he occasionally goes goofy. He needs a twitting and tutting once in a while to keep him on his toes.

Since he slams GW every once in a while on the air, I reserve the right to tenderly slap him around once in a while, too.

Seeing he's one of our good guys, I always reserve the right to extend and revise my tutting remarks.

Leni

[Constitution Day]

It's not luck: it's skill, leadership and 'strategery'.

[prophetic]

Bush is indeed Blessed while Kerry is literally imploding from his own lies and bad karma from the deaths of his fellow vietnam vets.

Bye bye Kerry, you and your ilk will NOT be missed by us, only your fellow communist/socialist Bush hating friends may miss you (somehow I still sense the hands of the Clintons on these forged documents).

[Ole Okie]

Everytime the Swiftvets comes up, he takes their side -- but, he's very careful not to rant and look like a partisan idiot.

O'Neill has been one cool customer. He never rants, answers questions crisply, and keeps his temper in check when the Car-Viles, Bugallas, and Matthewses get in his face.

And now I can't find Kitty Litter Kelley on Today's programs (TV WebGuide) for next week. No mention.

O what a beautiful morning, O what a beautiful day!

[DixieOklahoma]

yeah lets give the guy a break. he wasn't biased in ths report.

[hershey]

Kelly said Sharon Bush, GW's former sister-in-law was the source of the coke in Camp David claim. Sharon says she told Kelly nothing of the sort ever happened, denied this vigorously. Kelly printed it anyway. A nasty smear.

[rellimpank]

---fraud is exactly the biggest worry. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal the day after the Nevada primary, the most common question asked of election oficials was "why wasn't Kerry's name on the ballot"?

We may be sure those highly intelligent new voters will have plenty of help filling out the ballot or doing it absentee come November---

[LibLieSlayer]

It's worth everything! Amen brother!

LLS

[hershey]

I agree with you totally about Fred. He's played this masterfully. Let the Swifties do their thing. They have enough evidence to sink Kerry ten times over, but why get into a partisan battle that defuses the issue? Fred is smarter than that.

[MrConfettiMan]

>>But if Bush's luck holds, it won't.

Trust me, there's no such thing as luck. Or coincidences.

The Lord above is running the show. Right, Exp89? ;-)

[feedback doctor]

I believe a lot of Bush'e "luck" may come from the fact that he begins each day by praying and reading his Bible.

God is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Take it for what it's worth.

And those prayer are not: "Let me get re-elected, let me look good."
Those prayers are: "protect this nation, guide this nation, let us love one another Lord."

[Tanstaafl]

The key stroke of luck for Bush was having the liberal opponent stake his campaign on Vietnam. With his record of accomplishments in Vietnam discredited, the focus now goes to his lack of accomplishments as a senator.

Kerry's experience as a senator cannot compare to experience as the governor of a large state and four years as commander-in-chief of the greatest country in the world.

[roadcat]

Luck? It's not just the Swift Boat Veterans. More and more credit is being given to Freepers. Good job, everyone!

[Explorer89]

If you say so....

(shouldn't you be out mowing the lawn or something??)

[dufekin]

Even if something far worse happens in Iraq, or a terrorist attacks an American ...[I hope to God that the day never comes again, never again, Lord]

But even if it happens, then Bush's poll numbers will INCREASE because it will draw attention to the President's leadership. Kerry cannot capitalize on the terrorists because his treason and waffling have compromised him. Would he SUPPORT or APPEASE the Islamo-fascist terrorists? That wouldn't play to Americans, even Americans under attack.

[fish hawk]

Can you really call it "luck" when it's the Lord that is smiling on G.W. IMHO