comments_image Comments  Republicans Talk, But Don't Walk Green
With the supposedly moderate Whitman out, Bush will redefine his
approach to the environment -- a critical battleground in 2004.
Of course, Republicans aren't going to change their
environmental policies -- just how they talk about them.   •
submit to reddit   • submit to reddit  Christie Todd Whitman has
resigned as the EPA Administrator at a time when Republicans
themselves recognize the environmental issue as "the single
biggest vulnerability for the Republicans and especially for
George Bush." Bush's choice to replace Whitman will offer a
clear indication of how the White House plans to handle this
vulnerability as it approaches the 2004 election -- and of how
the president's opponents might exploit it.  The quote in the
preceding paragraph comes from Frank Luntz, a top GOP
strategist; his specialty is crafting messages that sell a
political candidate or ideology to the voters. In a memo leaked
earlier this year to the New York Times, Luntz