[america-rules]

"In the meantime, I seriously doubt President Bush will be taking his reelection chances for granted. One of several reasons why his father was defeated in 1992 was the fact that his campaign was run very badly. In contrast, his son is a go-for-the-jugular type who will not give the Dems any breathing room. "

President Bush has been building insurance against the bad economy (which it's not) ploy the dems will use.

He's saying in his speeches that the economy is now in the hands of the congress if they don't pass his 550 Billion dollar tax cut. If there arent't 1 million new jobs created soon it's because they didn't act - not him !

[Tall_Texan]

But that won't stick because:

a) the public, rightly or wrongly, always holds the president accountable for the state of the economy, sort of like football fans who always blame the QB for their losses.

b) both houses of congress are controlled by the Republicans so, if Bush can't get what he wants from them, it illustrates a lack of leadership on his part.

You or I might understand the nuances of your argument but few others will.