Tim Russert's legal training was clearly evident yesterday as he calmly and politely forced President Bush to create a record that the White House is going have a very hard time living with as the election season progresses. Whether Team Bush realizes it yet or not, this president is now just a hairsbreadth away from turning himself into the Churchill of 9/11 -- a widely respected wartime leader whose service to the nation is genuinely appreciated, but no longer seen as necessary or even particularly helpful by the time his fellow countrymen are called on to decide his political fate.
Posted by Jack O'Toole on February 9, 2004 02:31 AM