Martial Al's comeuppance

[Carl Remick]

I see I was not the only Presidential debate viewer alarmed by Al Gore's 
pointless saber-rattling.  The current Economist notes that Al's "serial 
exaggerations" are but one key reason for Bush's current strong showing in 
the polls:

"[A] ... second explanation for the Bush surge is most notable in foreign 
policy. Half the second debate was given over to a discussion of things like 
the violence in the Middle East and the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic. For 
the first time, Mr Bush showed himself to be in command of such issues (the 
focus groups said they thought he looked presidential). He also managed to 
present a contrast between his own idea of America 'humble and proud' and Mr 
Gore’s more interventionist, but also potentially more divisive, policy of 
engagement."

Full text at 
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=392625

Carl

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