Presidents as communicators in wartime; Mr. Bush's blunt style gets high marks from some for conveying clarity, but others see it as overly simplistic.(USA) From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: April 16, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON -- One of the more curious aspects of George W. Bush's presidency is how the public relates to him. Just as the president himself tends to speak in black-and-white, with-us-or-against-us terms, so, too, do Americans fall into historically polarized camps of "for him or against him."

President Bush's rhetorical style - blunt and unelaborated, frustrating to some and comforting to o...