If this was true, candidates like Thune and Cornyn would be miles ahead at this point. They're not. Nobody is connecting these races with who supports Bush or who controls the Senate. The fault lies with Bush. It's some kind of genetic inability to say anything explicitly political that Bushes have. They seems to have this need to appear "Presidential", which they equate with being non-political. Let's see how "Presidential" he seems the next two years with Democratic control of one or both houses of Congress as they dictate their entire agenda to Bush II just like they did to Bush I. I guess his Presidentiality then will consist of some lame request on his Saturday radio addresses to pwease pwease pass this bill as Daschle and Co. laugh their asses off.
| It's some kind of genetic inability to say anything explicitly political that Bushes have. They seems to have this need to appear "Presidential", which they equate with being non-political.
My reading of Dubya is that he will see to it that they get squeezed, but he will not be seen doing it himself. The Democrats will be found on the floor, unconscious... but there will be no suspects or witnesses. |
I think this is what Steyn and Halperin were trying to get at. I don't think they are criticising Bush so much as trying to goad him into taking full advantage of the position he's got them in. "C'mon, you've got them by the throats! Squeeze! Squeeze hard! Squeeze until they stop breathing!"