I thought the President basically took all of the DEM issues and made them non-issues at the conference today.
Rummy resigned honorably - after serving as the longest sec def - New nominee lets figure out a better way
We need to increase min wage - lets talk
No Child left Behind - lets fix it
Social Security - lets fix it
Unfunded Mandates - lets fix it
Illegal immigration - we started lets finish it
The Pres put it all on the table working together, but made the point very definitely that he will not compromise principles. He is heading them off at the pass- the ball has been placed sqarely in the DEM court- stand back and watch!
Very true and good analysis.
Even Rumsfeld's resignation he left on his own terms and in a way not open to criticism, with Bush saying he couldn't let the troops think that he was being swayed by politics and kept Rumsfeld's resignation silent until after the election.
Bush was very much the pragmatic, undeterred, no-nonsense Texan today.
The President s normally better at addressing a pressing issue and taking on issues with passion, but he more than held his own today, even with a few gloating reporters.
Thank you... Very good summation.
Very much a leader... "not my first time at the rodeo"
I agree with you, but really need to ask:
Why was this even necessary? If the President wants these things, why didn't he get them with a Republican Congress?
Somehow I think the answer to this question is one of the answers to the questions about why the Congress is now held by the Rats.
We'll see.