Ken Ketsdever wrote: > Listen to the Bush administration. They openly state the people have given > them a mandate to fulfill there agenda. >
I've also heard Bush recently call it "Political Capital" which leads me to believe that his team realizes that he is in for a fight. The Republican party has become much more fragmented post election. Bush is concerned with his legacy. The Senators and Representatives are concerned with getting re-elected. The first cracks in the party are already visible. I haven't had a chance to read any reviews, but initial reports are that Newt's and Christine Whittman's new books are critical of Bush. It is also reported that McCain no longer feels obligated to toe party line now that the election is over. Analysts expect Guliani and every other presidential hopeful to lob a few attacks at Bush before it's all over. As a side note this is very interesting. I always thought that Bush had a quality about him that commanded loyalty. This theory is in jeopardy. Clinton, while facing his own problems, still commanded influence over his party. I'm not too sure if it was actual loyalty or the Dems were beholden to his public appeal but none the less he had incredible sway as a lame duck President. Bush's power, in contrast, has been waning since he was re-elected. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142314 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
