Bush casts himself as strong leader

[papau]

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/9535674.htm

Bush casts himself as strong leader

By RON HUTCHESON
Knight Ridder Newspapers

NEW YORK - Invoking powerful memories of Sept. 11, President Bush launched his final drive to the November election Thursday by presenting himself as a battle-tested leader who can guide the nation through dangerous times.

Acknowledging his flaws as well as his strengths, Bush asked Americans to give him four more years to make the country safer, stronger and more prosperous. He assured cheering delegates at the Republican convention that he would never falter in his "solemn duty to protect the American people."

Bush accepted his party's presidential nomination in Madison Square Garden, a few miles from the site of the terrorist attacks that shook the nation and altered the course of his president. The aftershocks from that tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, set the tone for his acceptance speech, but Bush also sketched out a second-term agenda that includes initiatives on health care, education and an effort to simplify federal tax laws.

Declaring that "freedom is on the march," he expressed his determination to finish the job in Iraq, defeat global terrorism and spread democracy throughout the Middle East.

"I wake up every morning thinking about how to better protect our country. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes," he said. "We have fought the terrorists across the Earth - not for pride, not for power, but because the lives of our citizens are at stake."

But Bush brushed lightly over two issues that could sink his hopes for a second term: the continuing problems in Iraq and the uneven economy. He made no mention of Osama bin Laden, the terror chief who remains at large three years after overseeing the Sept. 11 attacks.
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[Parche]

1. 4 MORE FLAWS

4 more years?

Like he protected us on Sept 11th?

[PATRICK]

2. President Gumby

recasts his image.