They seem to forget that the Reason why Bush was chosen and was so attractive to people and won the nomination in 2000 was Because as Governor of Texas he would work with Blue Dog Democrats and moderate Republicans to get the job done. He didn't ostracize them. They seem to have forgotten that one. He had Democrats at his convention in 2000 saying they would vote for him and support him. How quickly they forget!
You are right and I am getting more convinced day by day6 the Bush haters of 1999/2000 have morphed into the Rudy haters of today.
What the President failed to realize that today's DemocRATs in power are not the Sam Nunn, David Boren, Sam Rayburn, or Carl Albert DemocRATs to name a few. To them criticism of a sitting President stopped at the water's edge. Pres Boren has been a foreign policy advisor to this President from day one. In fact, I wanted Sam Nunn for SecDef. These were Democrats that you might differ on certain issues but at the end of the day both sides would go out to dinner. This new bunch of socialist, liberal Democrats are a far cry from those folks and others like Zell Miller. Reaching out to the likes of Pelosi and Reid is going to get your arm bit off which the President is finding out since they got back in power. They want to destroy the President, Republicans, and Conservatives any way they can which is why 2008 is so important.