No more vague platitudes
What was surprising to me is how badly George Bush misdiagnosed the reasons for the plummeting numbers. He seemed to think the numbers are down because Americans have forgotten Sept. 11 -- five separate mentions -- or because we've lost our will to take a stand or because we have become complacent about terrorism.
No. The numbers are down because the American people have come to believe that the administration has no plan for dealing with either Iraq specifically or terrorism generally -- beyond "staying the course."
No. The numbers are down because the American people have come to believe that the administration has no plan for dealing with either Iraq specifically or terrorism generally -- beyond "staying the course."
- William Raspberry.
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