Neo-cons may well ditch Bush soon. They do not care much about domestic policy as long as the US follows an aggressive pro-Likud approach overseas. Besides Bush has lost so much credibilty that he may well be useless as a vehicle to sell future wars to the public.
“The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.” Mahatma Gandhi