Chris is now asking will the President risk losing Congress by standing his ground on Iraq
All the panel says yes
I am so sick of these people. I am keeping track of all Republicans who are NOT trying to make their bones on the back of President Bush.
Scholars say it is too soon to begin closing the books on Mr. Bush's legacy. ....... After all, he has engineered the Supreme Court nominations of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ......... The president is using his power to influence many issues, from school vouchers to energy policy to abortion.
TAX CUTS At first, it might appear that Mr. Bush's tax-cutting effort is all but dead. But the tax cuts are far from dead. Democrats know that many are broadly popular, and Congress has voted repeatedly to extend the tax cuts on the verge of expiring.
VOUCHERS No Child Left Behind, vouchers have not disappeared. Three years ago, they resurfaced, in the form of an Opportunity Scholarship Program. ........... Also, Congress passed another voucher program of nearly $500 million for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed schools and displaced millions; it pays for 385,000 students to attend private schools.
MEDICAID President Bush won a big victory on Medicaid last month, with a law that gives states vast power to reconfigure benefits, charge premiums and raise co-payments for health care and prescription drugs.
ABORTION Abortion politics takes place on the grand stage, like the Supreme Court, but also behind closed doors.
ENERGY EXPLORATION At the Bureau of Land Management, the question used to be whether to approve a company's application to drill for oil or gas on public lands. Now, as prices for natural gas explode, the question is how quickly, cheaply and efficiently the bureau can make the application decisions, which means, generally, approving them.
Is that why MSM keeps beating on the President? At least explains how our President pushes his agenda below the radar.