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To: Michael Grosz who wrote (8050)	6/16/2001 5:25:44 PM
From: Mark Marcellus	Respond to of 17683

The most obvious sign of continued anti-Bush reporting is the absence of the Senate vote on the Kyoto treaty in any stories related to the European reception of Bush. You miss the point. The press is being no more malignant or stupid than they usually are. Like it or not, it is up to the President to guide perceptions. I would turn it around and ask, with that 95-0 Senate vote behind him, how Bush managed to get all the heat directed at him? Why come out and flatly state that he was abandoning the treaty? And this coming from someone who is constantly bragging about his ability to consult and create a bipartisan consensus. There is no reason that Bush couldn't have done this in steps. He could first come out and say that his administration was "reviewing" the Kyoto treaty. He could ostentatiously "consult" with the U.S. Senate to get feedback, which he knows would mostly support his viewpoint. Then he could go to the Europeans saying the American people could not support the treaty in its present form, and make pretty much the case he is now. Either way the treaty is effectively dead, but it no longer looks like he's engaging in cowboy diplomacy. I do question the wisdom of some of the early Bush initiatives, but that's not my point here. The point I'm trying to make is that the execution of those initiatives has, so far, been poorly done. You can accuse the press of liberal bias all you want, but ultimately it's up to the President to manage the press. Reagan always did an excellent job of that, Bush the Elder did not, and Bush the Younger is so far following in Dad's footsteps.