[RawAlex]

Webbilling, I have to say that while your points are well taken, they seem to in some way attempt to suggest that either 8 years in the whitehouse isn't enough to make a difference, or that Dubya spent all that time asleep on the switch.

I saw a video posted today at the zoo that had some commentatory (non-news person that works for a news channel) indicating that the current financial crisis specifically in housing was Clinton's fault. I had to laugh, only because even if President Clinton more than 8 year (probably 10+ years ago) somehow unilaterally ordered Freddie and Fanny to take loans with less requirements, didn't Dubya and his bunch just have 7+ years to change that policy? There is nowhere that is says "you cannot over rule the previous President".

It reeks of Karl Rove style bullshit, republican't blame every one else politics, where no matter how long the republicans are in power, the fault always lies with the one democrat in the room. It would be interesting to go back to the Clinton era and see who was running the house and senate. Wait, not important - when Clinton was in apparently the President had all the power in the world, but when Bush was in, he was somehow hamstrung by the house and senate.

Anyone else notice that the term "liberal" isn't upsetting enough people this election, so the republican'ts are down to using "socialist"? What's next, "marxist" or "communist"?

I don't have to wait for history to be written, W gets my vote as the worst so far by a significant margin. At least when he is done, Chenney can finally take his hand out of Bush's ass and stop using him as a puppet.