Poltical Karma

Do you remember that press conference President Bush held a day after his re-election?

In it he proclaimed to have the will of the people at his back. His "political capital" was aching to be spent. Bush had a bold new agenda, tax reform, social security reform, continued failure in Iraq.

What is the president's agenda now? Survival. At the very least, he will leave office one of the most unpopular and polarizing presidents ever. At the very worst, he could be impeached, despite Dana Millbank's declaration on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" that both parties "have learned their lesson" on impeachment. Translation: no one has the guts to even suggest it.

This is a bed that George Bush made himself. By refusing to take cues from history, he left himself vulnerable. He has the worst qualities we could have in a president: he doesn't listen to experts, he thinks he's right all the time and he places loyalty above all.

As I've said before, those who think he will suddenly change and fire Rove, get serious about exit strategy in Iraq and become a moderate haven't been paying attention for the past four and half years. It's a pipe dream.

Then again, Americanlogic could always be proved wrong.