Consensus starts with the acknowledgement that truth is king. Further, objectively speaking, Bush mangled this whole issue horribly. Aside from its value as truth and the principles it inculcates to guide our behavior, it is clear beyond cavil that a significant part of the electorate cannot forgive Bush for his incompetence, and won't budge from that intransigence, which thwarts all efforts to unite, until, artfully and deftly, he acknowledges his screw-up, cleans the slate, and, with new nodes of influence, proceeds to salvage the fucking situation.
The Saddam idea is an example of thinking outside the box. While a remote antidote, its rational, conceivable way of easing tensions, which the Shi'ite statesmen among the Iraqis should consider.
"it is clear beyond cavil that a significant part of the electorate cannot forgive Bush for his incompetence, and won't budge from that intransigence, which thwarts all efforts to unite,..."
That is really putting it nicely .
But Democrats have used this division to regain some of the power that they lost a decade and a half ago, they hae asked for this power and the responsibility that comes with it.
Are you saying now that the Democrats still need the President to Kowtow before thay will get with any program? With Controll of the Legislature they can set the program.
Too bad they don't have a program.
