The most telling comment in this election was from the many republuicans who said of Zell Miller's speech: "We couldn't have said it as republicans!" That says it all.
You going to start taking over where discourage left off?
Hard to argue with your point.
The President of the US is supposed to conduct himself with some level of dignity and class. Clinton never did it but Bush was dimplomatic in talking about the man so as to not look petty. The look on his face when he mentioned his record said a lot though.
That said...
The party powers annointed him as the chosen one back in 1999. There were other candidates that looked and smelled better and frankly, would have held the line on certain issues like government spending that so many true conservatives are pissed about. I think that he has done an admirable job in holding the resolve to fight the WOT and I like the fact that tax cuts have been a priority. He is not a smooth speaker and outside of a controlled environment, he tends to fumble his speech which sends people a certain message.
His handlers did a lousy job of deflecting blame for the 2001 recession and they didn't do enough to talk about the effects of 9/11 on the economy. His administration also looks pretty bad on the WMD issue with those that aren't willing to stay the course in tough times and do the things we need to protect us long term.
Yes, he can lose but for the wrong reasons and for that I worry at night