'NYT' Sunday Preview: Even If Democrats Win in November, They're Out of Luck

By E&P Staff

Published: October 20, 2006 1:00 PM ET

NEW YORK An article in this coming Sunday's edition of The New York Times Sunday Magazine advises Democrats not to get their hopes up: Even if they win a sweeping victory in the November elections it is doubtful that this "will significantly alter the Bush administration's way of thinking."

Thus, the headline for the story, by Noah Feldman, reads: "The Mere Midterms." The deck: "Even if voters send President Bush a strong message, he is not likely to listen."

Feldman notes that Bush is "a president who has been doggedly consistent in staying the course, come what may....the president is no flip-flopper. That means he is particularly unlikley to change his policies as a result of a midterm message that the American people aren't satisfied with the job he's doing."

In addition: "true-red conservatives have nowhere else to go." And: "Even if the Democrats win big, they will not be able to effect substantial changes in either Bush's war policy or his ability to govern better." So
troops will remain in Iraq for two years or more, and need to be financed.

"Nor," he points out, "can a Democratic Congress do much to make the Bush administration more competent," or block "hack" appointees to lower positions.

Finally: "What that leaves the Democrats is oversight--an idea that right now gets their hearts racing but whose limits will eventually become apparent....Government in the sunshine is a good thing--but a brightly lit Washington will still, mostly, be George W. Bush's Washington." ...http://tinyurl.com/yaytsr
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I guess the most outstanding thing ignored here is that there's a spectre haunting Capital Hill. His name is John Conyers and as chairman of the House Judiciary committee and fully armed with subpoena power might be able to deliver the two-fer: BUSH/CHENEY IMPEACHMENT & REMOVAL from office.

How's President Pelosi sound?

I doubt if she'll be hanging on to the current cabinet. Maybe the United States will be better off without the current array of Leftover multi-generational war criminals, double agents & death merchants, hmmm?
I just LOVE happy endings.
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