Bush 'not somebody who is going to cease to be bold,' says spokesman Snow
Ron Brynaert
Published:
Monday January 22, 2007
 President Bush is "not somebody who is going to cease to be bold," White House spokesman Tony Snow told the press during a White House briefing on Monday morning.
Snow was asked by a reporter if the president was too "compromised" due to the war in Iraq and his low approval ratings to address other issues which may just become "background noise."
"What's interesting -- what's interesting is the president is going to offer some bold proposals that Congress could in fact enact and in the process make itself look good and, more importantly, do the people's business," Snow responded. "So George W. Bush as the president is not somebody who is going to cease to be bold because there has been -- because right now people are concerned about the progress of the war."
Snow added, "Instead, he understands his obligation as commander in chief is to go ahead and address forthrightly big problems and come up with solutions that not only are going to have political appeal but they're also going to be effective at making life better for Americans. When you have a Democratic Congress that came in two weeks ago saying, 'We want to get things done,' we've got some offers that are going to be pretty good for them."
Another reporter later asked, "So after the speech on Iraq, will the president -- talking about the balance that Jim mentioned -- spend less time dealing with this major issue of Iraq and more time on domestic?"
"Well, no, there'll be a significant amount of time," Snow answered.
"Again, you guys can get out the stopwatches tomorrow night," the former Fox News Channel host added. "There will be a significant amount of time devoted not just to Iraq, but to the war on terror and to the way in which we plan to move forward in addressing it."
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