I would LOVE to think of a way to keep it in G.W. Bush's awareness that he is DISapproved by 49% of the populace....but I don't think this notion is gonna do it...He thinks that if he's 'in', it's a mandate. Note the headline in today's Washington Post.


Bush Says Election Ratified Iraq Policy
No U.S. Troop Withdrawal Date Is Set

By Jim VandeHei and Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, January 16, 2005; Page A01

President Bush said the public's decision to reelect him was a ratification of his approach toward Iraq and that there was no reason to hold any administration officials accountable for mistakes or misjudgments in prewar planning or managing the violent aftermath.

"We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. "The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me."

(if you wanta go stand in the cold and have your banners get maybe 4 seconds on the evening news, fine...but I sure wish someone had thought of something more creative than not spending money...)