Loyalty = ability

Corporate interests = people's interests

War in Iraq ≠ foreign policy failure

High oil prices = common good

New Orleans disaster response ≠ avoidable failure of the federal government

Vacation = work

Message = meaning

Talking point = policy

War begun on false pretenses = war worth finishing

Department of Homeland Security = protection from anything

Barbara Bush ≠ embarrassing aristocrat

Michael Brown's resignation = adequate response to Katrina failures

Air Force One flyover = leadership

Judith Miller ≠ member of the White House PR team

Energy and Transportation bills ≠ huge pork-laden giveaways

Alaskan bridge to nowhere = New Orleans levy upgrades

Steep increase in poverty = Compassionate Conservatism

2004 election victory = political capital

Saying Mission Accomplished = Mission Accomplished

Massive increase in non-military spending = fiscal responsibility

Social Security overhaul ≠ huge corporate giveaway

Karl Rove ≠ security risk

Michael Chertoff ≠ Tom Ridge

Republican Party = American public

(Sept. 13, 2005)

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