Bush Team Rethinks Its Plan for Recovery

From WaPo, the Bush team is coming around to the conclusion that optimism, flecked with straight-talk is the best course. People know that nothing and no one is perfect, but we all still aspire to lofty goals. The problem with Bush before his recent turnaround was that he painted a rosy picture and talked only about the positives. Now, he's telling people of his ideals and saying that, though the road to reach is difficult and mistakes were and are being made, we will get there. More importantly, we must get there. Most importantly, getting there means the fulfillment of ideals that should be important to every American: democracy and freedom for all.

The difference: gaining 8 percentage points in the polls, and more people are supporting the effort to finish the job in Iraq.