You're right. But Bush has committed himself to incorrect action in key areas (immigration) and no action in a host of other important areas that it is hard for me to see how they can turn things around.
My argument isn't with Bush. Not precisely. He made clear where he stood on imigration before election. I disagree with him, I'm fighting his position, but was under no illusions of his stance in this area. I had other reasons to vote for him in which he's delivered.
It's Congress most of my fury is levied toward. Most of them are not operating from a position of integrity or principle. They are operating from fear, beltway politics, and a Rockefellar rebellion they won't silence.
They blocked Social Security reform, Republicans specifically stopped it cold.
They refused to end the filibusters, they only confirmed half a dozen and the two SCJ's because the entire Conservative movement came together and fought them and brought the American people with them. That and we had a prior legacy of downing Daschle to serve as a warning call.
They torpedoed ANWR because SOROS came calling. It was SOROS Republicans in the House that ended it.
They are still blocking tax cut permanency.
The patriot Act was delayed and only signed a months later because, again, conservatives revolted.
They approved, saving nine Senators, legislation to protect terrorist in interrogations.
The NSA taps only survie because the President stopped them cold by going on the attack in a Saturday Radio adress and the rest of us backed it up.
Now they come out with amnesty, insult us by denying it for what it is, and then have the nerve to whine what we really need are for Rummy or Cheney to be replaced? Or to repeat propaganda it's the War! and gas prices killing them? After they blocked ANWR they have nerve to complain about oil companies?
As I said, it's easy enough to turn their fortunes around. Midterms aren't about brinign the whole country along. Only beating the other side with your base turnout. But they aren't getting the base by screwing them again and again.