I mean, the American people have spoken, they're over republicans. What will the President do for the next 2 years to improve his legacy?
2006-11-07 18:20:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
watch while they destroy america
2006-11-07 18:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by glock509 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Presuming the Democrats do win in Montana and hold through a recount in Virginia, he will have to basic choices:
1) Become more moderate so that he can accomplish something in his last two years instead of being a lame duck. Look to Clinton's Presidency following the 1994 Republican sweep for the playbook of how this works/what it looks like.
2) Dig his heels in and be totally irrelevant. Democrats will control the agenda and the votes, and his only hope will be to veto everything that comes over his desk which will do harm to his party that nobody will fix in time for 2008.
I hope he picks number 1. He can still veto ridiculous bills, but Americans will get a higher minimum wage, lower prescription drug costs, lower healthcare costs and a shrinking deficit as long as he plays ball.
2006-11-07 19:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He won't change his stance on the war. The question is what are the Democrats going to do over the next few years? I would be more worried about that. If the Democrats do not accomplish anything, a swing in the next election could go in favor of the GOP again. Democrats won a lot of very close races. The country is still pretty much split 50-50 down the middle regardless of the mid term election results.
2006-11-07 18:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by haterade 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He won't change. He can't. He'll veto everything like nuts and use every opportunity of stalemate to try and blame democrats. He's a dictator and stubborn as a mule without an ounce of common sense. He will destroy whatever hope he has for a respectable legacy with his antics in the final 2 years.
By the end of his tirade, even the most neoconist neocon will shun his name.
Of course, this is a best case scenario.
2006-11-07 19:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by thehiddenangle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he will stay the course. The dems have a problem now, if they block Bush's policies at every opportunity the GOP can paint them as the party of obstruction and negativity. If the dems don't block Bush at every opportunity then they will lose the confidence of a lot of their own Bush-bashing supporters. So Bush can't hurt the GOP's chances in 2008 by being Bush.
2006-11-07 19:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His legacy will take care of itself. The question is how will the govt function with the White House & Congress controlled by different parties & the country so polarized. I don't know the answer, but I'm not optimistic.
2006-11-07 18:50:11 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He will continue on as he always planned. If congress stands in the way of his plans, the conservative Supreme Court will have to decide the outcome.
2006-11-07 18:23:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, Bush isn't swayed by popularity contests.
2006-11-07 18:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by kitty fresh & hissin' crew 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think we are looking at two different sets of election results.
2006-11-07 18:43:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we are lucky he will go hunting with Cheney, and Cheney will "acidentally" shoot him, then right after "acidentally" shoot himself, but this time he should keep "acidentally" shooting both of them, until they are dead.
2006-11-11 10:42:11 · answer #10 · answered by Jeremy© ® ™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will probably run Mccain.
2006-11-07 18:26:36 · answer #11 · answered by Tiny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋