Your kind comments are especially appreciated since I reread my post and it contains a phrase I'd intended to delete but didn't! You managed to pull understanding out of that mess! You are very kind, indeed!
Thank YOU, it is not an understatement to say that your comments have radically changed my perspective, as an observer, of Bush's political position during the coming four years. Though he continues to have the same enemies, he is much stronger than prior to the election, and has reassurance that most Americans understand, and rejected, what his enemies tried to do. It must be a big boost to his confidence.