Leadership wanted.

John Yewell illustrates why Republicans need to band together and defend the President. As I've said before, running as if the polls are justified is crazy. His enemies are making idiotic claims and they need to point it out and keep doing so. They can't distance themselves from Bush. They've got to get out and make the case for him and his policies. He biggest offenses in the eyes of conservatives, after all, is signing the bills they passed. The war in Iraq is not a failure and they should defend it and rally the support of the people for it. They don't have any chance at all if they accept the MSM's depiction of it.

Leadership means taking a principled stand and convincing your followers. Politicians who run on early polls aren't leaders; they're palookas.