Bush strikes out - again
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Breck Girl Takes On Dr. No
This is a fascinating column by Maureen Dowd for several insights about Mrs. Kerry, but what I really like is these two paragraphs near the end:
President Bush should have easily knocked a question about Mr. Edwards — nicknamed the Breck Girl by Bush officials — out of the park. But he whiffed. Steve Holland of Reuters noted that Senator Edwards was being described "as charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist and even sexy. How does he stack up against Dick Cheney?"
W. should have given a sly smile and drawled, "You mean you don't find Vice sexy?" Instead, he looked irritated and spit out his answer: "Dick Cheney can be president." Indeed, he already is.
Bush is doing it again. He is saying one thing and doing another. His words are about optimism - but everything he does is mean, angry, and negative. And, of course, he only follows the lead of the most mean-spirited man in Washington, Dick Cheney. Here's another great example of Cheney Charm at work:
Mr. Cheney and Mr. Bush radiate negativity, even as Mr. Edwards and his photogenic blond kids glow for the cameras. Dick Cheney glowers for the camera, a Dr. No with a dark vision that has resulted in a gigantic global mess. (When he was stopped by applause at a campaign stop in Altoona, Pa., on Sunday, he asked, "You guys want to hear this speech or not?")
