In reality, Mr. Bush fought hard, perhaps even dirty, but got nothing on a silver platter.

If anything, conservative activists seem worried that Mr. Bush and his allies will not fight hard enough.

It's not an important job anyway, though it seemed to be when Mr. Bush fought for it eight years ago.

And he knows that Mr. Bush can't fight back on that turf.

Mr. Bush, in a rare morning television interview, fought back.

That's all well and good, but let us not forget that Mr. Bush fought hard against the creation of the commission in the first place.

I argued that Mr. Bush should fight this war for the right reasons and the moral reasons.

Even if Mr. Bush had fought on against all advice, it's not clear what he would have accomplished.

In 1995 Mr. Bush fought for higher education standards, tougher accountability and charter schools.

Mr. Bush has fought many battles for the oil industry in his years in Washington.