President Bush is not running again. I do not expect him to get in the gutter, there are ways of saying things without being rude and getting the "point" made. It's easy to do, been working with the public all my life and been married for 25 years, it can be done easily.
I think we will win again also in 2006, we had better be careful though, not take things for granted. There are alot of opportunities for us now and it would help if the President would speak up once in awhile when opportunities are in the palm of his hand.
Words spoken wisely with certainty can help alot.
The odds are not very good for 2006. The House should be safe as they have pretty much done their jobs. The Senate however may actually move over to Democratic hands.
The democrats aren't having to defend many up for grabs seats while the republicans have several vulnerable seats.
The big problem is that beyond the religious right and ultra party loyalists the GOP senate just won't get much support from the traditional republican base - especially with small government and fiscal conservatives.
The GOP's attempt to win the hearts and minds of the traditional democratic voters by implementing endless socialism handouts won't work as liberals will always hate republicans. You just can't buy love.