I have to disagree with all this admiration for
Bush's passive reaction. Given how the Democratic
party has disgraced itself, given its extremism,
given the vile campaign that was waged against
Bush and his supporters, I would have expected
something more passionate than "it is what it is."
I want my leader to WANT to win. He also should
have had the elementary sense to question the exit
polls. It was Karl Rove who had to rally the
president's men. It should have been the president
himself.
Does anyone know whether the exit-poll reports
reduced Republican turnout or grassroots efforts?
It seems like an obvious question, and I have yet
to see any attempt to ask it, let alone answer it.
It was not a "passive" answer. It was an answer of peace. An answer based in his faith in God and of his place in history.
It was the answer of a true man and a true Christian.
President Bush did want to win but by the time he heard about the exit polls the campaign was over. How did you expect him to react to this considering he was surrounded by his enemy - the press.