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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: calgal who wrote (10952)	9/5/2004 11:35:11 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 10965

Bush's Greatness From the September 13, 2004 issue: There's a good reason he infuriates the reactionary left. by David Gelernter 09/13/2004, Volume 010, Issue 01 Increase Font Size Printer-Friendly Email a Friend Respond to this article Page 2 of 2 < Back President Bush had to respond to these post-Cold War realities; 9/11 meant that our pondering period was over. He announced, with deeds and not just words, that we would meet our moral obligations, police the playground, and overthrow tyrants; we would meet our practical obligations and continue to lead the fight against this new version of the terrorist-totalitarian axis. We have often been told that we face, today, a whole new kind of war. Only partly true. For more than half a century we have battled totalitarian regimes (the Soviets, North Vietnam, Cuba . . . ) and the terrorists they sponsored. Today we are battling totalitarian regimes (Baathist Iraq and the Taliban's Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea) and the terrorists they sponsor. What's changed? Since we became modern history's first monopower, our obligations and maneuvering room are both greater. But the basic nature of the struggle is the same. Lincoln said, "Let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." Bush answered: "Okay; let's roll." We accept our obligation to be the world's policeman. If not us, who? If not now, when? URL:http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/580vwath.asp?pg=2

To: calgal who wrote (10952)	9/5/2004 11:37:28 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 10965

The Majority Party From the September 13, 2004 issue: The Roosevelt-Truman tradition is there for the taking. President Bush can follow up on the success of his convention by moving to take it. by William Kristol 09/13/2004, Volume 010, Issue 01 Increase Font Size Printer-Friendly Email a Friend Respond to this article Fortunately, we had a resolute president named Truman, who, with the American people, persevered, knowing that a new democracy at the center of Europe would lead to stability and peace. George W. Bush, at the Republican convention URL:http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/569uofdm.asp

To: calgal who wrote (10952)	9/5/2004 11:37:40 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

The Majority Party From the September 13, 2004 issue: The Roosevelt-Truman tradition is there for the taking. President Bush can follow up on the success of his convention by moving to take it. by William Kristol 09/13/2004, Volume 010, Issue 01 Increase Font Size Printer-Friendly Email a Friend Respond to this article Page 2 of 2 < Back Which means the Roosevelt-Truman tradition is there for the taking. President Bush can follow up on the success of his convention by moving to take it. He can start explicitly appealing to this tradition and its representatives. On the stump, he could discuss FDR, who also ran for reelection in wartime. Bush could liken his task at the beginning of the war on terror to that of Harry Truman early in the Cold War (he might want to do this in the swing state of Missouri). Bush could quote John Kennedy. He could pay tribute to Scoop Jackson (say, in the swing state of Washington). URL:http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/569uofdm.asp?pg=2