Bush pledges hope, resolve (but was there a comprehensive agenda?)

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Bush pledges hope, resolve (but was there a comprehensive agenda?)
Says nation has 'calling . . . to stand for freedom'
By Anne E. Kornblut and Rick Klein, Globe Staff | September 3, 2004

NEW YORK -- President George W. Bush accepted his party's nomination for a second term last night, declaring that the nation has reached a "time for hope" but that the military must remain on the offensive to prevail in the fight against terrorism.

Surrounded by the most comprehensive security operation for a political convention in history, Bush launched the final phase of the presidential race with a central message: that the nation should remain firmly on his charted course, both at home and overseas.

He also focused on domestic issues and included personal touches in an attempt to broaden the four-day convention beyond what had been a heavy emphasis on military might and the shortcomings of Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, Bush's Democratic challenger.

"To everything, we know there is a season -- a time for sadness, a time for struggle, a time for rebuilding," he said in remarks prepared for delivery later in the evening at Madison Square Garden. "And now we have reached a time for hope. This young century will be liberty's century. By promoting liberty abroad, we will build a safer world. By encouraging liberty at home, we will build a more hopeful America."

He concluded: "Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom."<snip>