While President Bush is busy trying to find a graceful way out of the quagmire that is Iraq, it might be helpful to consider what Bill Clinton may have done in a similar situation. After all, it's not as if Bush has done anything but sink deeper in the quicksand.
[H]ewould totally bollix the Democrats by delaying, or scrapping, his tax cut for the wealthiest Americans. He would give an Oval Office speech, profess his continuing belief in the mystical power of tax cuts—but cite the national emergency in Iraq and the jobless recovery at home. He might even lift General Clark's deft gambit (which Clark lifted from John Edwards): a $40 billion jobs program disguised as a homeland-security program that would include reinforcing bridges and tunnels against terrorist attack and enlarging the Coast Guard and Customs services. "If Bush did something like that," said a Democratic campaign strategist, "we'd have nothing to talk about."
Hey, it just might be worth a try. It's not like Bush is doing himself any favors here.
