I know that my audience is on tenterhooks awaiting this; so I will get to the point: This blog officially endorses the bid of George W. Bush for reelection as President of the United States.
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Actually I decided a couple of years ago. Something about . . . New York? Bali? Madrid? So it wasn't Bush's speech tonight that tipped the scale.
It did everything he needed it to do -- he was calm, didn't flub too many words, and he looked Presidential.
At the Chicago Boyz blog a couple of days ago I left this comment:
Granted, Bush is a lousy extemporaneous speaker, but he can be quite effective delivering a prepared speech. His performances following 9/11 were very strong -- certainly better than anything Kerry has done.
And the trend continues. The money 'graph?
The world saw that spirit three miles from here, when the people of this city faced peril together, and lifted a flag over the ruins, and defied the enemy with their courage. My fellow Americans, for as long as our country stands, people will look to the resurrection of New York City and they will say: Here buildings fell, and here a nation rose.
He nailed it. Go Dubya.