Part of the problem with that article is, when Rich went into the way-back machine, he was talking about Clinton going in front of the public and how the Dems message just beat down Newt and the Reps---
BUT, that was Clinton with the "Clinton loving media" giving him all of the TV time and newspaper ink he needed to get his "talking points" across---
NOw, speed up to 2005, and you have a hostile media that tries to make Bush out to be an idiot and ALWAYS comes to a story from the negative side, and never the "Presidents talking points", but the dems "talking points"---
Then, whenever he does get a chance to speak his mind, you have the dems complaining about him using the "bully pulpit" no doubt to attach an religious spin as well---
In other words, Galen, it isnt't BUSH's message, its that no one ever hear it!!!
Well .. the President still has the "bully pulpit" and somehow he does manage to get his message out.
Anyway, I'm about done with the political stuff. It's giving me ulcers and gray hair and high blood pressure. I don't need any of it and I have better things to do than hassle people who don't give a tinker's damn if the dems drag them around by the nose and make them look like total idiots.
I have a book to finish writing and a school to run - more than enough activities to keep me busy.