Bush was wrong not to clean house. He didn't do it because, IMHO his squeaker victories, in his opinion, denied him the mandate. As a result he has been back-stabbed by one Clinton hold-over after another.
He won by narrow margins because of vote fraud in at least five states, at least some of which, had the vote been properly handled, would have been in the Bush electoral column. But no GOP-man has the stomach to face vote fraud. Those Republicans in most fear of losing their jobs are coming around on illegal immigration, but it's too little, too late.
Despite two Bush terms and a Republican House and Senate, it is still nigh-on impossible for a Republican to get a job on the level of the Clintonista god-cursed rat fink, Mary McCarthy, outed in your excellent post.
Win lose or draw, the Democrats have a lock on Washington thats going to take more than W's brand of laid-back leadership and total lack of "communicational sensitivity" to break.
Gramps, I personally guarantee you I will still crawl over broken glass to get to the polls to vote for whomsoever the Republican Party comes up with, whether I personally like the SOB or not. However, I am living in great fear that Bush's Legacy is going to be $5 gas, 50 Million Mexicans, a Democrat Congress, and Hillary (and Bill) Clinton.
As stated by Miss Marple on another thread, it is illegal for the President to fire civil servants without just cause, unlike political appointees who CAN be let go when a new administration comes in. Just before leaving office, Clinton gave several of his political appointees civil service jobs for this very reason.
GW's problem is that he doesn't like to hurt his enemies in America. He is a little too Christian in that part of his life. He needs to be tough old testament when dealing with these scumbags.