cavfancier wrote:Let's forget about rhetoric for a second, such as 'flip-flop'. What the hell does that REALLY mean....the answer is nothing. Bush is depending on his 'homespun' style to win the votes of the 'average' American. He will probably capture enough of them to be re-elected.
And how shameful it is that the "average" American doesn't give a rat's ass if the President pronounce the words
Nuclear and
Iraq the way they do at Harvard or Georgetown (or even Canada).
You are right Cav that Bush is indeed counting on his
man of the people style to win voters over, and much to the chagrin of the elitists in this country, it will work.
What Democrats have lost sight of is the fact that they can not be
The Party of The People, if they hold
The People in disdain.
Personally, I found it very difficult to watch Bush during the debate and found myself wishing that he were a lot more polished speaker, but then I got a call from my 20 year old daughter who is quite bright, but not an intellectual by any stretch of the imagination, and who has a deep affection for Bush. While I was wincing at the repetitive statements and interminable pauses she was coming to the conclusion that he was doing just fine.
Somehow I find it hard to believe that the the 18% or so of "undecided" voters are going to be swayed by whether or not W can properly pronounce a few words. The people, for whom such nonsense matters, made up their minds long ago.