He Genie, you're on a roll!

The last time I checked, the U. S. Senate is controlled by the Democrats, not the Republicans. The current administration can do little without the support of the congress (read: Senate).

Too bad that the Bush administration is opposed to many issues you favor, but that's the way it goes in politics. Had your side one, the issues you refer to might have gone the way you want or wanted them to go. But then, maybe not!

Polls have been with us as long as my memory. I'm 72 years old and my memory might not be as good as it use to be, but I'm fairly confident Presidential approval polls go back at least as far as Herbert Hoover, and that's a long time.

On one of your other points, I do not recall ever having said that Bush had a mandate.

And you refer to Kendall as though he is some kind of authority on something. The only thing I know that he is reported to be an expert in is in the care and feeding of Llamas! :>)

DougR