Hugh Hewitt  The president gave the Library Room speech on
January 10. Tony Snow had briefed some bloggers before the
speech, and made a few appearances on talk radio afterwards
(including on my program.) The Vice President appeared on Fox
News Sunday four days later, and the National Security Advisor
made the rounds of the other shows. Senator McCain, Governor
Romney and Mayor Giuliani –the big three of the GOP presidential
campaign—all endorsed the plan. The president appeared on 60
Minutes.  And that was it.  Media offensive over.  It never
stood a chance.  First, business-as-usual dictated that the
White House released all the crucial details before the speech,
thus draining the address of audience and drama. Ratings were in
the tank as a result, as one would expect from the closest thing
to a rerun the political world sees. I asked Snow why the rush
to gut the audience, and he explained how this allows the White
House to get inside the MSM’s news cycle and thus positively
affect the coverage.  Tony no do