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Edwards.

(of course he's a jerk but the media will sell sell sell and the flim flam will work)

One caveat: If Bush will git off his 'new tone' ass and lead this nation he could go down in history as a greater prez than RWR.

I saw a man who 'could' be capable of this during GWB's UN speech. I don't know where THAT guy spends his time. Like to see more of him.

Well, Mr. Steyn must be in a bad mood because he lost his bet. His assessment of the election and the President's activities is based on the faulty Clinton-era assumption that if it isn't seen on network news it isn't happening.

At the time during the campaign that Steyn says Bush disappeared, he WAS campaigning. The media imposed a news blackout to help Gore. In order to counter this, A Citizen Reporter and I had people document Bush's appearances, which were placed on threads called Bush/Cheney 2000 Victory Tour. Those threads are still bookmarked on my page. Bush campaigned almost non-stop, but the canard persists that he lazily stayed off the trail.

In addition, Bush HAS used the bully pulpit all summer. He has made at least 3 appearances per week making speeched, in addition to numerous press briefings. Anyone who watches Fox News knows this. He has repeatedly spoken about judges, and has been putting the presure on. National networks do not cover him, and that is why many people like Mr. Steyn, who lives in small-town New Hampshire, probably do not understand this salient point: Bush is busy, but the networks don't show him.

I am quite disappointed in Mr. Steyn in this article, because it demonstrates that he is unwilling to grasp the complexity of the situation the President faces.

Oh, and Saudui Arabia said last night that we could use their bases.