Agreed, we can recover from this pretty quickly in 2 years if we nominate a viable presidential candidate. This isn't the end of the world at all since even if we lose the senate, it will be so close that the GOP will still wield a lot of power.
Bush will also be able to stop any crazy bills and neither the house or senate will be able to override a veto.
Bush will also be able to stop any crazy bills and neither the house or senate will be able to override a veto.
I believe Cheney will step down within the next six months and a new VP (Condi?) will be placed.