It's not just Bush and its not just the reps. We were told from the begining we have surplus as far as the eye could see, We will find the WMD's, the insurgency is on its last leg, we don't torture or invade privacy, FEMA is doing a great job, our economy is fundamentally strong and we can save SS by letting us invest in the markets.
The Dems took back congress telling us washington will change, the war will end, kick the lobbyists out of the back room and show the country how to govern.
Now they ask us to pass a 700 billion dollar bail out plan which isn't going to cover because they need more than a years worth of US total economy.
After McClellan confessed the irrelevance of the Bush P.R strategy his approval ratings have touched an all time low aswell as congress.
I know its a diff. world both Reps and Dems promise a change and who knows well see what happens in the future.