Gloating is Over

This isn’t going to be long. It seems like an overly simplistic and idealized notion, but I feel like it has not been said enough. It can never be said enough.

Bush is trying to salvage some semblance of a legacy. He is, in many ways, making compromises and welcoming debate. I applaud the Democrats for the 100 Hours agenda—they delivered for the first time in over a decade, or at least as long as I have been interested in politics.

But Bush has been putting himself out there—gas reduction, Iraq debate, balancing the budget, even social security—Democrats need to call his bluff. The political environment is ripe. Drop the bitterness and show the country that you care what the other half has to say—invite Republicans to the caucuses and get their input, because they have constituents as well. I just don’t want to blow this. The Republicans know they got beat; they’re desperate to save the Bush Era. Give ‘em some credit (even if it is undeserved). They’ve had a rough few years.

Plus, it will get the easy shit out of the way so Barrack can concentrate on things we’ve been neglecting, like Medicare, education, and human rights.