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``If I run again, I would like to carry California. But that was my aspiration the first time I ran as well,'' said Bush, who could have avoided last year's Florida recount if he had claimed California's huge cache of electoral votes.

Bush said he feels too honored and excited to be in the White House now to think about the eventual fight to keep it.

``The idea of talking about re-election, with my frame of mind the way it is, it's foreign right now.''

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This thread is so laughable, to see extremely intelligent people being pessimistic about our wonderful president, those that would toss him out without considering his long-term goals. (and some of his limitations).
I wish I was brilliant enough to list all his accomplishments, not just whine about what he has done that I didn't agreee with.
It also reflects badly to the press and rat web forums,
DIVIDE AND CONQUER-the OLDEST method in the world, and we are supposed to be to intelligent to fall for it!
At least the dems stick together, I have to admire them for that.
Myself, I think GWB is brilliant, and although am concerned with the expansion of government overspending, am really certain he is pulling the democratic issues out from under them-brilliant. Altho he has to take some heat over it, in the long run, I believe he wants to revamp Medicare, (and possibly IRS?) but not until his second term and IF he can get a bullet proof majority in the senate.
And for the staunch conservatives will be able hopefully in his second term will be able to further his goals of a smaller government.
WE have to remember that he has only been in power 2.5 years, even getting a late start and having several world crises to manage. IMHO has done a wonderful job with foreign relations.
Somewhere I read that presidents, in their first term NEVER get as much accomplished as their second term.
As far as calling him liberal ratty rat, Todd, go to DU to see how they laugh at you.