Plus, a good point. Much as I'd like to see the current leadership drawn and quartered for its crimes, Peter's right....If I were a conservative, I would be hoping that a Democratic Congress would concentrate on the malfeasance of the Bush administration. In the worst case (from my imaginary conservative perspective), the Dems would uncover some really bad behavior that Americans don’t already know about. Fine--in that case I would join the Democrats in outrage against Bush and back a new set of Republican leaders in ‘08. All the fundamentals would still be in place.In the best case (again from a conservative perspective), the Democrats would find nothing startlingly new, would waste two years, and would reinforce a reputation for lacking vision and competence.
My biggest fear, if I were a conservative, would be that the Democrats would largely ignore Bush and pass a series of smart, aggressive, progressive bills to help working families, ameliorate the sitation in the Middle East, strengthen education, and tackle oil dependence. Then my guys would have to filibuster or veto good bills, or else allow them to pass and thereby move the country somewhat leftward. By ‘08, Democrats would have a reputation for vision and competence and my side would be in real trouble.
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