[Austin Willard Wright]

The fact that Dubya has (or had) over 80 percent popularity would seem to support the view that has much more leveragen since September 11 to propose reducations in the welfare/regulatory state. Isn't this Political Science 101 e.g. popular presidents have more power to enact their agenda?

Before September 11, he was in a much weaker position in this regard (with or without Jeffords). In any case, I doubt that an argument can be made that Dubya's budget busting farm bill, steel tariffs, mental health parity, refusal to support drilling in the Gulf, has anything to do with do with the war against terrorism.

[rdb3]

The fact that Dubya has (or had) over 80 percent popularity would seem to support the view that has much more leveragen since September 11 to propose reducations in the welfare/regulatory state. Isn't this Political Science 101 e.g. popular presidents have more power to enact their agenda?

WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!!!

Is he the President (one of three branches of our government), or is he a dictator?

The only way what you state gets accomplished is if he were a dictator, and had no resistence to his mandate(s). Ergo, I will ask the question again: Are you upset at Jim Jeffords?