And no, I don't know you are right. The way you've got it figured, Bush doesn't have a chance. I *know* that's nonsense.

You have this view of the Democrats vs. Republicans conflict that is absolutely amazing! They can perform exactly the same acts (only catering to a different bloc of voters) and you proclaim the Democrats as evil yet the Republicans, somehow noble, and underdogged. Democrats and Republicans are both just a set of people with different spending priorities. Or to use your term Democrats and Republicans prefer different ratholes. Democrats would prefer to make sure that seniors can afford the drugs they are prescribed. Republicans would prefer to buy a missile defense system that wouldn't work and would never be used.

If it takes away from your precious power when Democrats go about trying to figure out how best to feed, clothe, and house everybody, keep from turning the planet into an industrial park, etc, then that is your definition of power. You have had many times when conservatives controlled the agendas to make things better. Instead of doing so, you say some variation of "capitalism will solve all these problems if you just give it a chance" (maybe, how many more centuries will this process require?), or "there will always be poor" (unproven), or "not my job" (it should be). Where are your solutions? How noble of you to opt out of any constructive acts and carp at anyone who has an idea!

How is it evil when Democrats create a Prescription Drug Bill or a welfare reform bill, yet noble, when Republicans do it?