A Speech Is Poetry: Cadence, Rhythm, Imagery,

Most People Aren't Appreciated Enough, And The Bravest Things We Do In Our Lives Are Usually Known Only To Ourselves. No One Throws Ticker Tape On The Man Who Chose To Be Faithful To His Wife, On The Lawyer Who Didn't Take The Drug Money.

Mr. Bush Has Squandered The Hard-built Paternity Of 40 Years. But So Has The Party, And So Have Its Leaders. If They Had Pushed Away For Serious Reasons, They Could Have Separated The Party's Fortunes From The President's. This Would Have Left A Painfully Broken Party, But They Wouldn't Be Left With A Ruined Brand,- As They All Say, Speaking The Language Of Marketing. And They Speak That Language Because They Are Marketers, Not Thinkers. Not Serious About Policy. Not Serious About Ideas. And Not Serious About Leadership, Only Followership.

You Can Get So Well Educated In America That Your Thoughts Become Detached From Common Sense. You Can Get So Complicated In Your Thinking That The Obvious Isn't Real To You Anymore.

Let's Cause Some Senators Distress.

When Everyone In America Knows You're In A Dreadful Position, Admit You're In A Dreadful Position. Don't Lie About It And Make Them Roll Their Eyes, Tell The Truth And Make Them Blink.