Broder's Boy

It was 3 months ago today that David Broder wrote:

It may seem perverse to suggest that, at the very moment the House of Representatives is repudiating his policy in Iraq, President Bush is poised for a political comeback. But don't be astonished if that is the case.

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More important, he is demonstrating political smarts that even his critics have to acknowledge.

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In other respects, too, Bush has been impressive in recent days.

He has been far more accessible -- and responsive -- to the media and public, holding any number of one-on-one interviews, both on and off the record, leading up to Wednesday's televised news conference. And he has been more candid in his responses than in the past.

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With the public eager for some bipartisan progress on all these fronts, Bush is signaling that he, at least, is ready to try.