Bush Looks Forward To A Lot Of Things. Like . . .

The Talent Show Notes: Bush remarks reminded me of Bush’s plans to “come up with a plan” during the 2000 debates. It also made me realize a consistent theme is Bush’s language. That he loves to answer specific questions with vague statements about what he “look[s] forward to” talking about or working on :

“I look forward to working closely with you to achieve peace and freedom.”
“I look forward to talking to you about the need to have a press corps that is vibrant and free, as well as an open political process.”
“I look forward to discussing our progress in ridding the world of this great threat to civilization.”
“I look forward to continuing to work with all responsibility parties in the region, starting to insist that they work with us to stop this terror.”
“I look forward to constructive conversation today and working together constructively throughout the year.”
“I look forward to discussing that with the American people.”
“I look forward to working with you to do the right thing for our friends on the continent of Africa.”
“I look forward to a very frank and constructive dialogue about how to continue our common pursuit against terror.”
“I look forward to a good dialogue on subjects that are on the members’ minds and on my mind.”
“I look forward to working with you to get something done.”
“I look forward to continuing our dialogue in a spirit of cooperation and friendship.”
“I look forward to working with him to advance a bold initiative.”
“I look forward to talking about our need to work together to accomplish some important goals.”
“I look forward to fruitful discussions on the various issues affecting our two nations.”
“I look forward to discussing with you a wide range of issues of our — of mutual concern.”

Now that Bush is an incumbent, it’ll be interesting to see if he can still resort to his little non-answer. I’d love to see John Kerry call him on it in the debates by saying something like “Stop telling us about what you look forward to doing. I want to know what you’ve already done.” Unfortunately, the answer to that question is “not enough”. [What Do YOU Think? Comment on this Post!] [Testify!]