Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Oops: Bush is hurredly trying to tell everyone that, yes, we can in fact win the War on Terrorism.

Yesterday the Today Show aired a clip of Bush saying about the war, "I don't think you can win it." The White House spun that to mean we'll never be able to sign a peace treaty or announce a cease-fire with all terrorists. That makes sense. But Democrats seized the opportunity to paint Bush as less resolved than he says he is.

And as well they should. If Kerry had made that comment, Republicans would be trouncing.

Having fed the Democrats some video fodder for a future campaign commercial, the Republicans' best bet is to let everybody know what Bush said, why he said it, and what he really meant.

Still, this could hurt Bush some. The president is trying to sell himself as the rock that everyone can depend on. People may interpret his slip as meaning the man has doubts.