Opinion: Gauging Democratic distaste for President Bush? Let us count the ways

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DENVER -- Someone had to do it, and we are so appreciative that our colleague Johanna Neuman, one of the mainstays of the Countdown to Crawford blog, has risen to the occasion.

Impressionistically, it was clear that part of the agenda for Tuesday’s session of the Democratic National Convention was to turn up the heat on those benighted Republicans. Among the signs: an uptick in references to President Bush.

Neuman kept count of exactly how many times Bush’s name was dropped (and kicked). She also reveals which speaker led the way in Bush mentions.

Neuman pledges to continue with her count, so it will be worth checking Thursday and Friday.

-- Don Frederick

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