Bush is in denial. The Republicans (and our country) are in serious trouble this time. The Republican majority in Congress has abandoned basic conservative principles on domestic issues (McCain-Feingold, Immigration, etc.) which will depress Republican turnout. On the issues that drive "Independents" (Iraq and the economy), Bush's failure to wait until labor day to rebut two years of partisan attacks from the Democrats and the media has been sure idiocy! Compare Clinton's PR efforts versus Bush's. While Bush has principles, Clinton makes Bush and the Republicans look like lightweights when it comes to politics.
I completely agree. I don't share his optimism on this issue and I think the 'Rats will gain seats in Congress. Maybe not enough to take over, but it looks like they will certainly gain seats. I run into people every day who complain about the economy. Can you believe that? If you can't make it in this economy the problem lies with you, not the economy. It's hard for me to understand the notion that some folks have that this is a bad economy, especially when it comes from folks who lived through the Carter years.....