[EyeGuy]

More broadly it has been President Bush’s failure to carry the mantle of conservatism, which would include vigorously defending his policies and actions.

[Crim]

“More broadly it has been President Bush’s failure to carry the mantle of conservatism, which would include vigorously defending his policies and actions.”

Quite correct...Bush was content to work under the radar and let the press flail away...

The revaltion that we’ been hitting AQ all over the place since 04’ for instance...

Problem is...that left matter of truth to be defined by that same press...

Does the press praisn Bush for taking the fight to AQ?...

Nope...he gets grief for sending troops to countries CONGRESS has not declared war on....

They are miffed that Bush went behind their back and attacked al Q....

How sick is that?

[incredulous joe]

vigorously defending his policies and actions.

This is my big problem with Bush, regardless of whether or not I agree with his policies. I think this "quiet exec" model has been the big problem ~ and I don't understand why?

Bush needed to sell his policies, even the unpopular ones, as a matter of pushing back on his detractors; the Dems and the media. He seems to think he is above all that and they have really undercut him by owning "how the public perceives Bush's policies". Ya can't play "nice nice" with these cannibals! They support our nation's enemies!

He has never explained his position on immigration, which I might have more respect for if he were forthright about it, even if I still disagreed.

While he has been good to our military, he has never gotten after the Dems for all the low and evil stuff that they have said about our men and women in uniform. They deserve better!

[Does so]

More broadly it has been President Bush’s failure to carry the mantle of conservatism, which would include vigorously defending his policies and actions.

I think Bush was right on 'most everything, given the inevitable repercussions from the MSM and the overturning of his vetoes.

I also suspect that he received advice from GHWB about protecting his Legacy with silence; most unfortunately, due to circumstances precipitated by Schumer, that now includes a Marxist President.

:(