Bush gives his State of the Union speech tomorrow night facing an unpopular war, an ethical cloud shrouding his fellow Republicans & a midterm election that will decide whether the party keeps control of Congress. The president has one formidable weapon available to meet these challenges: the ``bully pulpit'' of his office. Tomorrow's address will provide clues to how Bush will use that weapon to persuade voters to stay with him and his party. A strong speech may set up a year that reverses the political damage of 2005, when setbacks drove his public approval ratings to the lowest of his presidency. Another such year, culminating in a Republican defeat in November, would reduce Bush's effectiveness in his last two years in office and may diminish his entire presidency. That `bully pulpit'' has been used for selling the people a pack of lies and now he thinks anyone in their right mind will believe what he is going to push from it now? Well most have a short memory so no bets ...
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