Ok, the presidential race is over, Bush has won.
Regardless of who had won, there is a tremendous job waiting for him. The president has to unite the country and regain the trust and support of the world. I think this is the most important job now. In my opinion, it would have been easier with Kerry as president, but alas...
What, in your opinion, will be some of the options the president has to achieve this goal?
Here are some of my suggestions.
To unite the country (from
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...1-2004Nov3.html (registration) ):
* Pick some cabinet members from the other party.
* Establish personal relationships with the leaders of Congress from the other party.
* Identify and cultivate a band of sympathetic lawmakers from the other party.
* Have genuine back-and-forth with the press.
To gain the support and trust of the world:
* Restate firm support for the UN.
* Reach out to those who opposed the war the strongest: Russia, Germany and France.
* Cut back on the rhetoric and the black&whiteness of the message.
* Create projects to cooperate in with the EU, Russia, China, Japan.