Bush is now worried about his legacy. It's odd and sad that he didn't worry about his legacy before he got us mired in the fubar that is Iraq, while he was eating birthday cake while Katrina was destroying New Orleans, and so on. I would like to see Bush have the same legacy of Millard Filmore and John Adams: that they were the LAST presidents of their respective parties.
Many diarists have reported that the GOP is reeling. While I maintain that obituaries for them are premature, I celebrate the GOP's woes, and think it's wonderful that the Republicans are in as much of a tailspin as they are.
I worry about us being complacent though. Yes, Dems have the presidency, and we hope Obama will represent us (finally, after thirty years of having no advocate). Yes, a majority of Representatives and Senators are Democrats, but many are Blue Dogs or spineless, and in 2009 the Republicans will still have 40-42 Senators, 22 governors, etc.
Some bleeding hearts and others believe that we should lay off them, that they've fallen enough. I disagree: I see an opportunity to obliterate them completely, and think we should take it. They would've shown no mercy to us in 2002; I do not think it's due to them either.
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