When Bush proclaimed he had a mandate after the 2004 election, the MSM basically accepted it. Funny thing, though, it wasn't true then, and it sure isn't now. But, at least now,they tell us:
"Political capital is limited and the president has overestimated that badly this year," said George C. Edwards III, professor of political science at Texas A&M University. "He thought he had a mandate and he didn't."
