[Shermy]

"Nobody wants to do anything, because nobody wants to lead.

If leadership were water, Washington would be a desert right now."

The Dem base has been shut up with threat of the race card thrown on them. Rove gave the signal to the MSM that the "problem" would be "House conservatives" and they ran with the definition, easily manipulated.

Encapsulating what Bush has said, if you are against his plan, you are racist, atheistic, unAmerican, unwelcoming, and uncaring.

Bush has burned so many bridges here he must be expecting some big payback laundered as speaking fees after 2008.

[monocle]

Bush is term limited and is now focused on creating what he perceives to be his legacy. His only interest only in maintaining a Republican majority in the House and Senate is to maximize the likelihood of acheiving his legacy.

In the House and Senate, the leadership and the numerous committee chairs are only interested in maintaining the perks of their various positions.