[Molly Pitcher]

In this column, Miniter is skilled at balancing the various aspects of the situation the Pres. finds himself in at this point in his second term.

The President chose to be ambitious with both his foreign policy and domestic agenda. I salute that, and say "Stay the Course!"

[conservativecorner]

Where can I buy the rose colored glasses you seem to be wearing? He's been anything but bold in his actions since starting his second term.

On foreign policy, we are back to blaming Israel for all things while the murdering PA continues to kill unabated. What happened to the, "you are with us or against us" stuff after 9/11? Someone needs to tell Sec. Rice she's not working in the Bush 41 Administration. We continue to allow Iran to develop it's nuclear weapons program while ceding this issue to countries in the EU. We may also want to dust off the paperwork of the 1994 debacle...I mean agreement with N. Korea because we seem to be headed down that same road.

Domestically he has gone nowhere. His SS plan is DOA,prescription drug plan we can't afford, and out of control spending that should of slowed down as we moved away from 9/11. The Meirs pick is insane, and was pushed by Andy Card who also played a role in the Souter selection when he worked for Bush 41.

This is an Administration that needs to go back to the basics with it's base. We all know where conservatives stand both fiscally and socially, and this President has lately not cared what those core beliefs are.