Regardless of what Bush does, most of this would come to pass. Congress controls the money.
The only way any of this "comes to pass" is through the passage of legislation.
That legislation must be signed into law by "you know who"
Without his capitulation, there is nothing the congress can do.
Don't take my comments the wrong way, I would tend to agree with you.
If the democrats regain control of congress, they would indeed set forth an agenda that is fundamentally different that what we have now.
A strong leader in the WH could stop them, but, does our president have what it takes to stand up to the other party?
Pretty scary, kids..................
On the other hand, what if 'ol gw rose to the occasion and vetoed everything that is on your list, perhaps the democrats would throw a fit and threaten to shut down the government.......................
Now THAT is a scenario I can support!
Legislation can become law without the President's signature, and vetoes can be overruled.
If he is mired in partisan inquiries, it hampers his ability to accomplish his main duty...protect us.
It is foolish to think there is any brightside to the Dems taking the congress, then using giveaway programs to consolidate minority and liberal voting blocks.
We need to continue building on conservative progress that has been made..
Shutting down the government is great, unless you depend on various government programs to survive....think of all the elderly SS recipients.