| Something strange has happened in the year since conservatives celebrated the re-election of George W. Bush. The Republican Party, free at last to run the country as it sees fit, is fast becoming an object of popular loathing. First came the Bush Administration's plan to privatize Social Security, which sparked unease in the red and blue states alike. Then came the GOP's intervention in the Terri Schiavo case, which three-fourths of Americans deemed inappropriate. There was the threat to "go nuclear" in order to insure Democrats wouldn't filibuster right-wing judicial nominees, withdrawn after it became clear the public didn't appreciate such talk. And we haven't mentioned Iraq, "Scooter" Libby or Hurricane Katrina yet. In an October poll, six in ten Americans said President Bush does not share their priorities; well over half now believe the Iraq War was a mistake; fewer than one-third feel the nation is on the right track. |
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