This is a win-win for the Dems. GW is damned because he hasn't done anything. If he had pushed this, I'm sure it would involve airports acquiring new land, right? Then the POTUS would have eminent domain issues hung around his neck, and the could call him "King George."
That's true. Usually adding 1000 feet to a runway involves buying a lot of peoples' properties who don't want to sell. Then Bush would be the evil land grabber. Women and minorities hit hardest! They would say Bush has a "Katrina" runway policy or some such rot.
With many of the runways in question, physical lengthening would be impossible or impractical.
Resulting in the shortening of the official lenghth of such runways until they met the requirement.
Resulting in the elimination of certain kinds of aircraft from those that could land at that airport.
Resulting in the loss of commercial service, or at least certain flights, from certain airports.
Resulting in "Bush's Fault!" from the JackAsses.