I understand your frustration. Believe it or not, I find myself expressing the same thought on occasion. What's the point in getting a majority on the Hill and the White House unless you're going to
do something worthwhile with it?
However, I would urge you to put yourself in his place. The War on Terror isn't just one aspect of his job, it
is his job. Everything else is almost window dressing around what a Commander-in-Chief is hired to do.
I personally don't think the President would be doing himself or the country any favors by taking a slash and burn approach when he is counting on minimal support from some less shrill voices among the loyal opposition to give him the majority he needs to fight a war. The way I see it, you have to win the war first, then deal with the domestic issues. There is a time and place to propose eliminating the Department of Education, and it isn't when you have a 1 vote margin in the Senate and a pending appropriations bill that is absolutely, vitally central to success in an ongoing war. My guess is that the playing field could be dramatically different come next year, what with the changes coming in the Senate.
Anyways, that's just the way I see it.
Tasty ManateesI never called you a Bush-bot. I only said that Bush-bots as the election approaches will try to excuse Dubay's shameless big government actions such as the massive 400 billion dollar socialization of prescription drugs (which you apparently support). Come to think of it, however, if you want to call yourself a Bush-bot, I certainly won't object.