It's too late to know for sure on that too, but it takes leadership.
It's fairly obvious to most that if W believes something, he can sell it. If he doesn't, even his supporters see through him. What if, before he stood on the mound of rubble and before he addressed a joint session of congress, he had been made to believe that my approach was the best approach?
I take that back - he does not use the bully pulpit on issues he should be banging away at and does use it on issues that he appears just plain stubborn about, like illegal immigration.
He should be more outspoken about our defense efforts and STFU about illegals, 'cause he isn't moving anybody on an issue that red hot.