Does anyone here want to survive?

Washington Times ^ | 1-16-07 | Wes Pruden

[JZelle]

The "Boneless Wonder" story is hilarious. Where's our Churchill now?

[CDHart]

I think Bush is a pretty good speechmaker when he gets fired up.

Carolyn

[SF Republican]

I believe at this time in progress it will be very difficult to have another Churchill type speech. People in this day and age are too use to sound bites and catchy phrases and would not take time to sit and listen to a stem winder.

[lilylangtree]

Ronald Reagan was the great orator for me. After listening to him, I was ready to jump out of my chair and jump up and down and shout "Long live the Prez!" Pres. Bush came close to making me feel that way.

[AmericaUnited]

W's State of the Union Speech after 911 was not bad at all...

[marron]

Best piece I've read in a while.

What is our exit strategy? Victory. Where is the politician who is prepared to say that, and mean it?

[misterrob]

His 2004 convention speech was pretty good as well. Yes, the writers help a lot but watching him come to podium and talk I just "got it".

[Rummyfan]

One of the worst aspects about Boxer's attack on Condi rice last week, and that no one in the media even mentioned, was that Boxer said her children and grandchildren have no stake in this fight. WRONG! They are exactly who will bear the repercussions from losing in Iraq if we allow that to happen.

[Little Ray]

I don't care about speechs; I care about winning.

I think we ARE winning, but we have our own media working against us. With firepower like that on the enemy's side, no wonder we have a problem.

First thing Pres. Bush should have done is put in Wartime Censorship Rules. The media should have been drafted from day one - and anybody who didn't come on board should should have been put under the jail; their lawyers should still filing documents just to find out WHERE their clients are...

[Brilliant]

I hear that Hitler was a good speaker. I think, though, that you may want to look a little deeper in deciding who to vote for.

[colorado tanker]

Bush has never been able to explain to the American people why Iraq fits into the war on terror. As a consequence, he has let himself get painted into the "Bush lied" about WMD corner.

[dawn53]

And what did Churchill get as a reward for his brilliant leadership during the war...he was heavily defeated in the election of 1945.

Just because you have a Churchill doesn't mean he will be appreciated.

[Jeff Chandler]

"I have waited 50 years to see the Boneless Wonder."

Behold the Republican Senator!

[From One - Many]

islam is a religion of peace.....
and the media has been saying so ever since.

I too don't give a crap about speeches, I care about winning this War, too bad our leaders don't want to win.

[Jeff Chandler]

"... without victory there is no survival."

Indeed.

[IntelliQuark]

"You ask what is our aim?" Winston Churchill told his critics in the spring of 1940, when civilization teetered in the balance. "I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terror, however long or hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival."

This is even truer today, than it was then.

[rochester_veteran]

Ronald Reagan was the great orator for me. After listening to him, I was ready to jump out of my chair and jump up and down and shout "Long live the Prez!"

At that time, I wasn't a big fan of President Reagan, but whenever I'd listen to his speeches, but the end of them I was nodding my head in agreement! That's why he was called The Great Communicator! BTW, my viewpoints have changed since those days.

[RightWhale]

The Pres is to act rather than talk. That is leadership. Talk is cheap.

[The Blitherer]

Churchill was the last, great Victorian era statesman. He idolized that time period, and it showed in his speeches and his writings. We are too far removed from that time now, and we will never have another like him, though we will have other great orators who will communicate using more current methods. Reagan comes to mind.

[RightWhale]

He was awesome. Pres Clinton is pretty good, too. So was Mao. So is Iammadjohn, Chavez, you name it.