Reply #2: we will fare better than we would have [View All]

[salin]

if bush was still able to ram everything down congress's throat. Not much solace - as certainly he has and will still get some of their agenda through in the next year - but increasingly their ability to screw us through policy will diminish as the political cost will get higher and higher for repubs on the hill - as the press is now (finally) actually covering democratic criticisms of policies - and the GOPpers are realizing that each vote can become a damning campaign ad for opponents.

Let's just say the potential further damage to this country has been slightly mitigated. And sadly correcting the damage grows increasingly more difficult with each passing day.