Whatever happens tomorrow, we should all remember that it definitely didn't have to be this way. I suppose us liberals should be thankful, in some ways, that the Bush administration was unable to overcome its natural instinct to be divisive and cruel. With a bit of a softer edge, and even a smidgen of competence about Iraq , the Bush administration could have, policy wise, about 99.9999% of what they achieved and still be sitting at 60% approval ratings. They could have had their tax cuts and their war and whatever else and still be riding high on the post-9/11 support. Actually, they probably could've managed to achieve even more of their domestic agenda if they'd bothered to try very hard.
About this, at least (aside from the incompetence in Iraq part), we can be thankful.
