Hot Potato
While President Bush gets a Republican in the Senate to help him strike back at Democrats on Social Security, the Democrats refocus on criticizing him for what happening (or not happening) in Iraq.
I've said before that the Bush Administration doesn't seem to be good at multi-tasking, and this news doesn't change that feeling. It's a bad idea to try fight a battle on Social Security -a battle he's struggled to gain ground in - when the issue of "who, what and where" in Iraq hasn't been sorted out.
Besides, up until recently, Iraq was an issue people supported the President in. I remember a time when Democrats didn't even want to mention the word "Iraq" beacuase Bush had such a command on the issue. Now he has to go around and remind people why we went there in the first place (and trust me the reasons have changed over time).
Point is, the President's strength is handling one issue at a time. With Republicans staring to break ranks, Democrats getting bolder and the media waking from their hibernation, the last thing Bush needs to do is try something he's not good at: juggle more than one major issue at a time.
Nevertheless, it'll be fun to watch him try.
I've said before that the Bush Administration doesn't seem to be good at multi-tasking, and this news doesn't change that feeling. It's a bad idea to try fight a battle on Social Security -a battle he's struggled to gain ground in - when the issue of "who, what and where" in Iraq hasn't been sorted out.
Besides, up until recently, Iraq was an issue people supported the President in. I remember a time when Democrats didn't even want to mention the word "Iraq" beacuase Bush had such a command on the issue. Now he has to go around and remind people why we went there in the first place (and trust me the reasons have changed over time).
Point is, the President's strength is handling one issue at a time. With Republicans staring to break ranks, Democrats getting bolder and the media waking from their hibernation, the last thing Bush needs to do is try something he's not good at: juggle more than one major issue at a time.
Nevertheless, it'll be fun to watch him try.
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