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I am curious. Bush did exactly what you are asking for on the war in pushing Social Security Reform. What did it get him? How well did your "bully pulpit" work on that one? As I keep pointing out. Doesn't do a lot of good to use the bully pulpit when the "Conservative" echo chamber spend more of their time echoing the DNC spin lines.

The fact is as you watch a certain segment of the Conservative Movement in action, all they do is complain. Starting in Dec 2003 it was spending, then the border and immigration, then gas prices, Katrina response, the War etc etc etc. In fact, I cannot remember a time when their support for Bush has been anything but extremely tepid. I suspect that no matter what Bush does the chronic whiners will still be whining. I think deep in their hearts the constant complainers REALLY don't like the messy job of leading. It is so much easier to be the Minority and just sit on the side lines and complain, complain, complain then to actually DO the messy job of leading. I think we got Battered Political Movement Syndrom going.

The "Conservatives" got so use to being slapped around by Bill Clinton they simply no longer know how to win. Look at how Newt, one of the prime architects that got us here, got treated. It wasn't the Dems who did it to Newt, it was OUR supposed side.