It's about figgin time!!! Go W!!!
Weapons hot...got tone...FOX THREE!
It's a good start, albeit about a year late. Now, if the WH can keep it up for about the next 360 days straight, they just might have ended up doing their jobs after all. We'll see.
The speech was ok, but the rest of the "offensive" had better not consist solely of press releases. Who reads them except for pundits, FReepers and DUmmies, especially if the MSM decides not to cover it? And even when they do cover it, it would only be in the context of nasty Republicans trying to suppress dissent about the war. Since the main target of the defense has to be the people who don't normally pay attention to politics (since FReepers, by and large already know the truth and the DUmmies can't listen to reason even if it's sitting in their living room with dynamite strapped to its chest), they can't rely on the press to get the message out. The Administration needs to take a page out of Reagan's book, bypass the press and take it directly to the people. The offensive needs to occur every time an Administration is on a talk show, answers a question or gives a speech.
I think the recent bad news for Bush and the GOP has shifted the White House back into full-tilt campaign mode - which is were Bush excels. It also may signify that Rove feels that he's more or less in the clear with respect to the Fitzgerald investigation and is taking a clearer role in managing the administration PR.
Looks like it's too late.