| Show OPINION Thr Salt I aktTriblitit Sunday Febmaty 12(X)-- Recent events show how easily political race can veer The headlines this week of ‘VItite House Surely President hush and his advisers tried to course are the results oldie New his State of the Unpin admold But there Hampshire primary dress to ssin more converts still lurks behind the headhnes the fascinating juxtaposition of among undecided voters and solidify his populartwo events that pemwot ity in his Hepult serve to remind us ranks can unexof of the sort But it appears led that events pc( that they failed can tilt and rodeThe first poll after a rine political the address shook contest the White !louse -was One t he president's Howard han's ohwas popularity vious gaffe in PXBut the slipping a manic posing '414next poll by Newsside Of his personweek really ality that undercut shocked the Bush t' The president also had a scattering of goodies for various groups — some of which would cost virtually nothing and some of which would cost billions of dollars with implications for the ballooning deficit that make even many of his conservative supporters cringe Bush will have many more opportunities to address the nation from that bully pulpit One of his great advantages over the Democratic opponent will be his in damage control In the face of almost unanimous expert opinion that Iraq never had the weapons of mass destruction Bush claimed as his reason for going to war Bush was forced to qualify the claim as "weapons-o- f mass-destruc- pro- t gram activities" The cameras didn't catch any of the distinguished audience giggling but suppression of a guffaw must have required a measure of on the part of some self-contr- month old and in its first two weeks we have seen enough political theater to promise a dramatic run until November one playing on a stage whose background is perhaps one of the most critical periods in the na- ability to stage events commanding the nation's indeed the world's attention: Note President Bush's Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops in Iraq It would be churlish to suggest that the president might have been thinking politics at such a time — but presidential-campaighistory has other examples of the use of this powerful tool that circumstances deny to a president's challenger This election year is not a full tions history n Write to Walter Cronkite King Features Syndicate 888 Seventh Ave New York NY him at 10019 or maitittronktlecolumncom I - '' NVAITER the image of a ranks: If Sen John calm deliberate KetTy were the CR()NKIIT candidate substanpresident's oppotially in the lead nent he would be unThat lead disappcared in his by 49 permnt to 46 perpreferred expected third place showing in cent for Bush The deeper analyhiwa Ilis ixild performance on sis will have to come but from the hat Iowa caucus night has cost many reactions accumulated by him dearly in a race he had the media it is clear that Bush dominated for so many months simply failed in an attempt to exThe New I fampshire results will plain and defend where he felt exwerbate the media debate necessary his administration of about whether he can still re the nation's highest office cover in the many primaries yet The president also sought to to come set forth the major themes of the The other gaffe was of a far election campaign to come more subtle and simultaneously Clearly they are going to be:(1) more significant nature It was the War On Terror (2) the War on President Bush's failure to make Ten-o- r (3) the War on Terror and effective use of line of the huge the need for the Patriot Act (4) ' ' - If - t r-- ' 1 --- f' I - - r- I"- - i ' - ' 7 f t' I t ' I' t I advantages that incumbent presion camidents have in a paign That advantage is the "bully pulpit" as Theodore Roosevelt called it When a president speaks he speaks with the authority and majesty of the ' i i : - ' A' n ''I r t- - !kr ' t- ' li k i- re"' ' i 4 t4 - 1 ' I 1 - ' t i 1 " t t i o e)--- o L' f !' " 0 '' r) x'''' d' i ' '"" ' '' 400 WHENEVER minutes® No long tax cuts and (5) prohibitions against gay marriage abortion and related evils such as family I lanning and sex education (other than teaching abstinence) A lot of attention has been given to Bush's tortured exercise ' ( -! - weekends included & Nights 'f f : distance oe roaming charges for two lines plus taxes agreement - - tees & e t" - tr Plaktalc:-- Patriot Act should be scrutinized closely — ' Al Ilt - but objectively By ORRIN I Milli Utahns are faced with an abundance of irresponsible rhet- oric in the deadly serious debate over how best to prevent acts of terrorism especially when the specific subject is the USA Patriot Act Unfortunately some Utahns have bought into the unsupported criticism of the Patriot Act Ask what is troubling about the act and they respond vaguely but passionately: "It infringes upon my privacy" or "It gives tot much the government piwer" lint ask specific questioes -- "Which parts of the act are bail? And why?" and the response is typically silence The fact is few have discovered for themselves how the legislat ion is working Fortunately examining laws is what Congressional hearings are for and I an glad that The Soli Lake Tribune has joined me in calling for hearings on Patriot ('Acting pat riot i('ally" Opinion Jan 22) As chairman Of the Senate Judiciary Committee I announced last fall a series of hearings on the act and post-9-1efforts We have held two extensive exhaustive - Who knew a phone could '' ' "' '' hearings thus far and plan several more At our October 2003 hearing a bipartisan panel grilled frontline Justice Department officials about their use of statutes including Patriot A subsequent November hearing took testimony from a wide range of critics including ACLU President Nadine Strossen and Bob Barr conservative Experts defended the act offias providing cials with similar tools as those anti-druthat and officials currently have I believe that the foremost duty attic federal government is to protect the lives of American citizens and I look forward to discovering more about how laws are or are not protecting the safety and rights of Americans The Patriot Act must and will be examined closely before reauthorization In the meantime I encourage my fellow Utahns to demand and consider the facts and ignore the hyperbole and bring out your romantic side? 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