No, things aren't going Bush's way. Thankfully:
For a relentlessly optimistic President Bush, this is a season of disappointment, surprise and setbacks.Bush still is the President and can continue to inflict damage on the U.S. and the world. But, it's going to be harder now.
At home and around the world, things aren't going his way. With Bush's legacy-building time running out, Americans sent a pretty clear message in Tuesday's election that they were angry at him and wanted change. Though Bush's name wasn't on the ballot, voters took revenge on the Republican Congress and put the Democrats in charge of both the Senate and House.
In an awkward bit of timing, Bush will be globe-trotting when Congress returns to town next week to open its lame-duck session, taking up business the White House deems vital.
All week I've had this feeling that I'm part of America again. For six years, so many of us have been brutalized and targeted by the GOP for partisan political reasons. It's good to be back. And, it's even better to watch Bush finally get his comeuppance.
