by Patrick J Buchanan – January 26, 2004

After reading the State of the Union address, one appreciates how much greater a grasp George W. Bush has of politics than did his father.

For this was the sort of speech one would expect to hear from a candidate who had just been nominated at his party’s convention, not a president in wartime. It was an acceptance speech, a war map revealing the terrain where Bush intends to fight the battle of 2004.

“Bring ‘Em On!” could have been its subtitle.