I attribute the loss of Republican power in the congress to a weak president. Bush is not a leader. He does not inspire with is plaintive whinning voice and his inability to articulate a vision. He and his party have been sailing without a compass. They are hopelessly lost.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus