Respect for the Electoral Process
As some of you might recall, the President caught some heat a couple years ago for deflecting questions of accountability by curtly referring questioners to the 2004 elections, as if that settled the matter. His philosophy was simple: the American people had a change to register their misgivings, but they chose to back him and his party.
Critics generally saw this as a diversion from the main point. Easy for him to say, right? After all, he won. Well, now the shoe is on the other foot, and Bush appears to be singing exactly the same tune. Offered his first real rebuke by the American electorate, Bush has responded, within less than 24 hours, by accepting Rumsfeld's seemingly standing offer of resignation. When the American people did choose to express misgivings about the war effort, Bush has made a concession to that effect.
His post-election attitude has been consistent in both victory and defeat: when the electorate has backed him, his manner has been somewhat confident, and even defiant. When they have not, his manner has been more measured and concessory.
» November 8th, 2006
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