Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
An optimistic view would be Bush will learn from the first term, improve his international policy and address the budget deficit. That means revamping his cabinet and listening more to advice.
The pessimistic view would be more of the same, which should give the Democrats a good shot in 2008 if they can find a competitive candidate.
On Iraq, the message seems to be you got us into this, you get us out of it. How that is handled will have a big bearing on Bush's place in history, as will his management of the economy, where there is some risk of a global recession.
An optimistic view would be Bush will learn from the first term, improve his international policy and address the budget deficit. That means revamping his cabinet and listening more to advice.
The pessimistic view would be more of the same, which should give the Democrats a good shot in 2008 if they can find a competitive candidate.
On Iraq, the message seems to be you got us into this, you get us out of it. How that is handled will have a big bearing on Bush's place in history, as will his management of the economy, where there is some risk of a global recession.
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