The GOP has to think that it is always the opposition party. It should have told GWB to jump in a lake with his compassionate conservatism.
His "No Child Left Behind" Law was written by Ted Kennedy and Ted's pals, IIRC. States then lowered the scores for passing. GWB's expansion of Medicare for a new, unfunded Part D was written by Big Pharma, IIRC.
Any majority GOP Congress must learn from that disaster.
don’t forget freddie/fannie
http://www.hud.gov/news/speeches/presremarks.cfm
“And so, therefore, I’ve called — yesterday, I called upon the private sector to help us and help the home buyers. We need more capital in the private markets for first-time, low-income buyers. And I’m proud to report that Fannie Mae has heard the call and, as I understand, it’s about $440 billion over a period of time. They’ve used their influence to create that much capital available for the type of home buyer we’re talking about here. It’s in their charter; it now needs to be implemented. Freddie Mac is interested in helping. I appreciate both of those agencies providing the underpinnings of good capital.”