Bush's Strategery of Silence and Decision Points Vs. the Political Animal Clinton...

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I am not one of those who doubt Bush's love of country and party. He is a conservative. Outside threats, though, forced him to acquiesce some of that conservatism. He did so for what he saw was the good of the nation, from lost liberty through his war on terror, to frequently giving in to Pelosi spending (spending for which he was blamed) in the final 2 years of his administration, in his quest to protect America from foreign threats.

Additionally, Bush too frequently turned his cheek to attacks on his administration. This silence continued well past the election of Obama and most recently has stood in contrast to Bill Clinton's campaigning for Democrats this election season.

I am not sure about this, as I haven't read his book, but I believe that, based on Bush's love of conservatism, his book will be a boon to conservatives Nov. 2 and that Bush's long silence will add to its positive impact on the Nov. elections. Such is the power of silence.

Compare that to the half empty and sullen halls Clinton has recently spoken in. Too much talk; too little impact ... such is the silence rooted in weakness.

It seems Bush strategery once again sprints beyond the political animal that is Clinton.



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Rep. Brad Miller, the Silent Incumbent Candidate...A Polifrog Call to Bloggers to Stand Athwart Brad Miller's Silence and Rattle the Cage

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Congressman Brad Miller's silence as an incumbent candidate is stunning.

Polifrog was directed to this piece at Carolina Journal via Google-Alerts, as it has been one of the few alerts over the past month that has mentioned Brad Miller the congressman and not Brad Miller the basketball player. In questioning multiple NC candidates on the expiring "Bush tax cuts" Carolina Journal tuck this response from Brad Miller at the end its article.

"Rep. Brad Miller, a Democrat who was elected in 2002, did not respond."

It seems all those candidates -- all democrats -- who chose not to respond should have had their response printed at forefront of the article. Shameful.

Brad Miller's silence is epic and promoted by a lazy local press. Google-news captures Brad Miller's name only 25 times for the past month under congressman "Brad Miller", four hits of which are of the athlete Brad Miller who it seems is now playing for the Rockets and a single reference to another Brad Miller who plays base ball. That leaves 20 hits referencing Congressman Brad Miller of NC. Of those 20, two simply mention Brad Miller in a list. What does this say of our press? Will they print nothing that isn't first passed on to them from Brad Miller? Do they do no research with their often vaunted research tools of there own? It certainly seems they are little more than Brad Miller's megaphone to the people.

What of the blogs? The same search for Congressman "Brad Miller" under a Google-blog search for the past month yielded 529 hits. This was narrowed down to 72 results by searching "Rep Brad Miller". Although these numbers seem high compared with the "news" category of hits, these numbers are shamefully low. Polifrog has unfortunately played a roll in this silence on Brad Miller. Polifrog has found it easy to wait for Brad Miller to speak and only then to reply. For this Polifrog apologizes.

As an incumbent Congressman Brad Miller's silence will propel him to an easy victory against Bill Randall this November. There is little that Brad Miller can point to in the past two years as proof of his positive stewardship of North Carolina. Instead, Brad Miller's record of voting in the Senate stands in contrast to North Carolina morals and in particular, the morals of district 13. Polifrog believes our liberal press knows this and is clearly standing with Brad Miller's chosen course of silence.

Polifrog calls to all bloggers with such an interest to not rest on their laurels as Polifrog has done in recent weeks -- waiting for Google Alerts -- and, instead, look for those stories our local press refuses to cover in their bid to give Brad Miller the silence he desires. It is up to the bloggers of NC to do the job of the press, to raise the questions they refuse to raise, to bring up Brad Miller's past voting record, to expose him as the extreme liberal with no respect for founding principles that he is, and attempt to inform our public that Brad Miller is not their parent's Democrat.

Brad Miller, not your parent's Democrat.





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Bush Enjoys the Power of Silence

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Bush's silence in respect to criticism during his presidency irritated Polifrog. Attack upon unfair attack was heaped upon him yet he turned his cheek. Polifrog rankled. Even now, nearly two years later, Bush is continuously attacked but has remained silent, only emerging from his seclusion with the far more gregarious Bill Clinton at his side to offer help to the Haiti earthquake victims.

It seems to Polifrog, though, that Bush's clout has grown in recent months (miss me yet?) and would be useful in supporting conservative thought at a time when it is sorely needed. The problem, though, has been his silence. Like the frustration Polifrog felt toward Bush's endless cheek turning, frustration has begun to take root once again, only this time toward Bush'e stubborn silence.

After reading this piece by Peggy Noonan Polifrog has had to rethink this position,

Carter's presidency was given coherence and meaning by Nixon, Watergate, and without it that presidency seemed formless. Mr. Obama, in the same way, needs Mr. Bush standing in the corner like Boo Radley, saying "Let's invade something!" But Mr. Bush is wisely back home in Texas finishing a book, and the president never sounds weaker than when he suggests his predicament is all his predecessor's fault.

Mr. Obama needs Mr. Bush in the corner and doesn't have him. That's part of why he looks so alone out there.

There is a strength in silence.



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