[Morgan in Denver]

Bush 43 was a conundrum. He was too liberal on some things and good on others. One thing for sure, Bush & Co failed in the public relations department.

[Cedric]

Bush & Co failed in the public relations department

What were they supposed to do?

And please don't roll out the tired, old "Go over the heads of the media, directly to the American people like Reagan did" bromide.

The DBM is much more vicious and cynical than in Reagan's day.

If you're out on stage and the guy in the back cuts your mic, there's not much you can do about it.

[snugs]

I often wonder whether they felt it was not appropriate for a President to indulge in PR and at the end of the day were content that they knew that they had done what they considered the right thing and can live with this and not worry that that they have never been given the credit for it.

Also I think it was almost impossible for them to fight the MSM I think they thought it was just better to get on and do it even if the average person did not know they were doing it unless they bothered to check the website as the press sure was not going to tell the American people anything good the President had achieved.

[Miss Marple]

Morgan, I think you will find that almost all Republicans fail in the public relations department. Notice how quickly John McCain moved from being the darling of the press to an out of touch geezer.

By the time 2012 rolls around, Sarah Palin will be trailer trash. Mitt Romney will be a religious fanatic with ties to big business.

I am very discouraged about the media and how much control they have over the uninformed.

[mtnwmn]

IMHO they were not pushy enough to overcome the media in their efforts to put down everything he said or did.