[Fenris6]

Many Democrats and independent analysts see a methodical strategy at work. They believe the White House has expressly tailored its domestic agenda to maximize hazards for Democrats and tilt the political playing field in the GOP's favor long after this president is out of the White House.

More likely, Bush's strategy is to do what he thinks is good for the nation, not the party. But I shouldn't expect the Left to wander into that thought process.

[A. Pole]

More likely, Bush's strategy is to do what he thinks is good for the nation, not the party.

And he thinks that for the nation the glory and greatness is the best.

As Machiavelli demonstrated, a state which wants to become an empire needs to import many people. These republics which want to remain free and stable for a long time should emulate Sparta or Venice, but they have to forego the hegemony and imperial glory.

See The Beginning of Machiavelli's Rome's