by RAY FLEMING
GEORGE W Bush cuts a dignified figure when delivering a major policy speech and he has transformed himself into an effective orator.
His State of the Union address to Congress in Washington on Tuesday can certainly be described in those terms. Yet, essentially, it was a political speech, timed to distract attention from the Democratic primaries taking place at the moment, and delivering an appeal to the American public to avoid rocking the ship of state by changing the skipper in November. The latest opinion polls suggest that Americans are far from persuaded that the President deserves a vote of confidence on his domestic policies and remain uncertain about the correctness of his foreign policy, especially in relation to Iraq.
STATE OF THE UNION ´04
22/01/2004 00:00
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