Peggy Noonan's most recent column has some insightful commentary on the inherent communicative strengths of Democrats versus Republicans. From experience, she gels that Democrats are good at re-iterating policy; the shoot-from-the-hip style required to pull off good interviews. While Republicans best shine when what is needed is a detailed exposition of philosophy; the thoughtful, long-range view required to wow them with memorable speeches. She actually had me pensively pondering such a brilliant flash of intuition. Then this unexpected quip:
"Mr. Bush has given a dozen memorable speeches already; only one of his Democratic challengers has, and that was 'I Have a Scream.'"Actually, I think there is something to her theory. And if Bush wants to get himself out of the same quagmire in which his father found himself stuck - the impending Democratic turnover - he ought to take some of Ms. Noonan's advice and stick to his strong suit.
