What Should be in the State of the Union
To: President Bush, Karl Rove
From: Robert O. Boorstin
Re: State of the Union
January 19, 2004
Robert O. Boorstin
As you spend these last hours considering your speech tonight, we recommend that you make a sharp turn in your approach. Specifically, we think that you should shoot straight with the American people about the course of our national security policy over the past year and the tough realities that lie ahead in 2004. While we recognize this move would change the tenor of the State of the Union – and could draw media attention – we believe that this abrupt shift will take your political opponents by surprise and position you as the honest candidate as we head for the fall election.