[Howlin]

you first have to determine who screwed the pooch in the first place, and the power structure can't allow that now, can they?

And there you have it: what we are seeing is the REAL "power structure" in D.C.; pay attention to who it is; it is NOT the president of this country.

And therein lies the answer to why Bush never could get very much done.

[Bahbah]

what we are seeing is the REAL "power structure" in D.C.;

That is exactly right. And they all have their own little fiefdoms and their own interests...that do not coincide with the country's interests.