Bush reached out and got his hand smacked again. Now no one can say he didn't try. Now he and we no longer have to try to mend fences with the Crap Weasels. We are free to pursue our own interests.
I was thinking along those lines myself. W seems to have that Cheshire Cat look on his face! I think at this point the opposition is damned if they do and damned if they don't. W wins either way.