End Of The Beginning -

End Of The Beginning - Power Line notes the silver lining in a bad month for the President:

"The latest poll data, collected as always by the invaluable Real Clear Politics, show President Bush to be battered, but still hanging on after a dismal month. Polls conducted between Feb. 9 and Feb. 15 show, on the average, 50% approval and 45% disapproval.
It's time to start the campaign."

I think his NASCAR appearance was a good start. As long as perceptions of Bush are filtered through the media - as this past month, when the agenda was driven by their Kerry-driven exhumation of the National Guard story - he will fare badly. Now, though, he's moving around the media, and finally starting to go directly to the people, especially the masses in the Red states, and the more responsible, less-trivial Blue-staters for whom the War is an the issue.

Earlier this week, some of the left-bloggers were taking a long hit off the Kos bong, looking at a few polls and starting to measure the White House doors to see if they can fit Kerry's coiff through without damage.

Not so fast, folks. This thing hasn't even begun.