Always good to "hear" new voices - your reply to Steph reminded me of a recent NYT editorial, part of which...
"This president has tried to focus the American people on the fear of terrorism, for which there is no cure, only bad choices or something worse.
Part of Mr. Bush's legacy may well be that he robbed America of it's optimism - the next group of leaders will have to resell discouraged Americans on the idea of optimism."
FDR and RR did it - REAL "leaders" do it.
"If we talk about the economy, we'll lose"
-Bush44's top aide
"This campaign is not about issues"
-Rick Davis, Bush44's Campaign Manager