Kurtz: No rave review (on MTP-Bush)

[papau]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/columns/kurtzhoward/

No Rave Reviews
Monday, Feb 09, 2004; 12:31 PM

Not even the conservative commentators are defending Bush's performance on Russert.

The consensus seems to be that it was a weak, halting performance, that the White House gamble in having the president submit to a Sunday morning interrogation didn't pay off.

Bush is getting bashed from both sides of the spectrum, but liberals are more likely to skewer Russert as well, saying he wasn't aggressive enough in the Oval Office setting. Although I wonder whether they would have been satisfied with any interview that didn't end with Bush admitting error and begging forgiveness.

The average viewer -- or at least the average viewer who watches "Meet the Press" -- may not agree that Bush did as poorly as his critics believe. But given the polarization among the punditocracy, it's telling that some of those on the right feel Bush let them down.<snip>

<snip>Those who admire Bush and his Iraq policy probably agree that the president made the best decision he could with flawed intelligence against a "madman,"as he called Saddam several times. I doubt many minds were changed either way.<snip>

[DebJ]

1. what are freepers saying, anyone know?

[Sagan]

2. you know what happens now?

Timmy boy will be extra hard on the Dems who come on MTP and say that he was criticized for not being tough enough on the Chimp so now he's going to "get tough".

This, of course, will not apply when Cheney or Rummy or Condi show up on MTP.

[teryang]

3. The only people with flawed intelligence

...are those at the top of the chain of command. I prefer to call it fraud intelligence.

[Hand]

4. My, my...

Another rat deserts the sinking ship. Or maybe that should be another whore checks out of the sinking bordello.

:evilgrin: