Will Bush be in attack mode or conciliatory in tomorrow's speech ?

[kentuck]

At first, I would have said that he wanted to play the role of a moderate and conciliatory candidate, since he had his attack dogs try to chew up his opponent tonight. He can pretend to be above it all - just doing the work of the people - keeping them safe and beholden to him for thier security.

However, with these attacks, mostly Zell Miller's, backfiring on the Bush campaign, maybe Bush will decide to go into attack mode? Maybe he will attack his opponent by name? Maybe he will show his mean side?

[Chichiri]

1. I must be tired, because I don't quite follow your logic . . . (n/t)

[eridani]

2. I think Rove will look over the reaction--

--and advise him to go mellow.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. It will end with a whimper

Unless their game plan really is based on fear for retaining their hard right base and abandoning swing voters.

[Fridays Child]

3. Terra, terra, terra, 9-11, 9-11, 9-11. Uh, what was the question, again?

Terra.

[soothsayer]

4. Rove's head must be spinning now trying to gauge the response and

tweak *'s message. On the other hand, they don't have any SUBSTANCE or PLANS or ACCOMPLISHMENTS to talk about, so he will have to attack! It's all they've got. We are watching the death throes of this horrible administration. Thank God.

[Nite Owl]

5. I can only imagine

just how much all the protestors are getting under his thin skin. We just might see him blow up too. Maybe I'm just hoping for the total meltdown.

[cheshire]

7. He comes out as God the benevolent, and tells them all how great their

lives are now go spend money so things get better.

[Davis_X_Machina]

8. I think he'll try both.

It takes so long -- weeks, if the State of the Union is any indication -- to load a new speech into Junta Boy that they can't change directions on a dime.

Whatever it is, it has to be applicable to whatever the political landscape looked like six weeks to three months ago.

[kentuck]

11. makes sense... thanks.

:)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

9. Goo ga freedom! Goo ga terra! Goo ga be afraid! Goo ga freedom!

[bossfish]

10. He'll be on attack...

He knows he's cornered, he'll get shitty.

Even the "nice" stuff will come with a sneer.

[Julien Sorel]

12. Attack mode or conciliatory, with no in between.

The black/white thinking here is so pervasive that people are unable to think in any other way. Either you run an attack campaign, or you "take the high road." Either you're foaming at the mouth, or bending over and taking it.


Presidents do not attack. Neither do presidential candidates, unless they're desperate. Surrogates do that stuff. Bush's speech was programmed for positive months and months ago. It also ads contrast to all the negativity, which makes Bush look "sunny" and "upbeat," two words I guarantee you will see from the media tomorrow regarding Bush.