It was interesting reading the heated debates over the last month or so. I may not be as passionate about the issues as some. I can tell you that none of the arguments made by the "other" side swayed me on my vote. These things are cyclical. Republicans are in the majority "right" now. Bush received a high number of votes, that is true. He also received a high number of votes against him as well. It is still an almost 50/50 split in the country. 1995 showed the Dems with a 57-43 advantage in the Senate. Today Reps 51-48. Midterm Senate runs may change that yet again. The Reps hold on the house/senate/presidency depend on what they accomplish over the next 3 years, I don't say 4 because that year leading up to the next election is stump time.... I hope that Bush's decision to "liberate" Iraq goes down in history as a success and Iraq truely becomes a legitimate Democracy in the world. I would like to see education become affordable for everyone, because it's the great equalizer, I would Social Security to finally get resolved. We've heard these same debates for tooooo long. Is it fixable? I would like harder punishment for corporate fraud and crime. I'm all for giving someone a leg up and I hope that Bush can really become the "unifier/compassionate conservative" he claims to be. With such a divided/bitter country I unfortunately doubt there will be much progress made. Dems don't necessarily have to change what they stand for, but somehow need to win a few key southern states. Not an easy solution for that. But again, things are cyclical. Was a time the Reps couldn't win the south either.