Wow. Just. Wow.

Ya gotta love the AP…

On Saturday, President Bush’s clout was growing…

Newsview: Bush’s Global Clout Seen Growing
By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer Sat May 28, 7:15 PM ET

WASHINGTON – In the rarified club of world leaders, President Bush has taken his share of lumps. Critics have railed against his handling of Iraq, his perceived disdain for the United Nations and what they say is a swaggering approach to foreign policy.

But Bush probably would not want to trade places with any other head of state.

Nearly all his fellow leaders of the world’s big industrial democracies have stumbled. It has left them vulnerable at home and weakener on the world stage.

The president, through it all, is riding what he sees as a strong re-election mandate to trumpet his goal of spreading democracy.

Today, however, there were “questions” about his clout and he was shrugging them off:

Bush Shrugs Off Setbacks, Vows Agenda Push
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -President Bush, faced with a string of setbacks on Capitol Hill, shrugged off questions about his political clout and promised Tuesday to keep pushing the Republican-led Congress for a Social Security overhaul.

Source for both articles: The AP.

This is the kind of thing that just requires no comment.

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  • balbulican

    “This is the kind of thing that just requires no comment. ”

    You’re right. What’s to say?

    One story is an editorial piece, one is coverage of a Presidential press conference.

    One refers to international relations, one refers to his difficulty in proceeding with a domestic agenda.

    Are you suggesting that AP should instruct all its stringers, journalists, writers, editors, editorialists, commentators and Op-Ed writers, to agree on President’ Bush’s level of “clout” before publication of any stories?

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    Nope.

    But it does make you wonder what “questions” on his clout the second writer was talking about.

  • balbulican

    “This is the kind of thing that just requires no comment. ”

    You’re right. What’s to say?

    One story is an editorial piece, one is coverage of a Presidential press conference.

    One refers to international relations, one refers to his difficulty in proceeding with a domestic agenda.

    Are you suggesting that AP should instruct all its stringers, journalists, writers, editors, editorialists, commentators and Op-Ed writers, to agree on President’ Bush’s level of “clout” before publication of any stories?

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/ Vinny

    Nope.

    But it does make you wonder what “questions” on his clout the second writer was talking about.