Please remember that we are discussing the Second Amendment to the Constitution here, and that you won't find many Democrat voters lobbying against a renewed or even strengthened Assault Weapons Ban.
Most of the Bush supporters do not "march in lockstep" with him no matter what. Most have disagreements with him over several issues. But most also understand something his enemies don't, there will be no man who is 100% acceptable to them.
You insult anyone who does not march in lockstep with the President, and call them RATs. No one expects 100% congruence on the issues, so this is a straw man argument and doesn't address the issue.
There is nothing wrong with opposing him or even working to bring him down but to do so with the certain knowledge that any successor will be worse seems to be madness no matter how it is framed. Since it seems to be madness and people around here are not mad it means to me that they are not honest and, since they are doing the work of the RATmedia, are likely RAT operatives.
Your logic has holes I could drive a truck through. You define showing the President and Karl Rove that they can't continuously kick their base in the teeth and still count on their votes come November as madness in your needlessly insulting way. Others might see it differently, and count on America surviving four years of a President Kerry saddled with a Republican-controlled Congress as long as the Republican party learns a much-needed lesson.