Bush election focus is risky

El Chimpo touts his own damn failures. Has confidence that the majority of Americans are numbskulls.

Analysis: Bush election focus is risky - Yahoo! News:

"WASHINGTON - President Bush is casting the war on global terrorism as the central issue of the midterm elections. But it's a risky political strategy.

The approach carries reminders of failures in Iraq, prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay, warrantless wiretapping at home andOsama bin Laden's endurance abroad.

'We learned the lessons of Sept. 11,' Bush said Thursday in the latest in a new round of speeches on the subject. 'We're working to connect the dots to stop the terrorists from hurting America again.'

GOP strategists hope the new focus, including efforts by Republicans in Congress to press for votes on a string of anti-terror initiatives, will burnish Bush's image as commander in chief in responding to the 9/11 attacks and help to divert attention from Iraq.