I don't know what was supposed to be in this thread, but I'm way over on the repulican side when it comes to politics, and I can tell you that the things bush does are, to say the least, inconsistent with republicanism.
I was going through old video tapes and I stumbled on a recording of one of the Kerry Bush debates...priceless hilarity. I don't think we appreciate the fact that we are living in the era of the funniest president ever... so what if our quality of life is erroding at the speed of light and the world could end at any moment...this guy is extremely entertaining...and we almost gave that up. I feel like a fool for not voting for him in the last election.
Forget elections... all you have to do to get good world leaders is institute a competition...a standardized test...or better yet....a good ole fashioned Spelling Bee! So when are world leader is horribly embarassed on the world stage it will lead us to elect an Einstein who might actually be able to solve some of the country's problems.