The Democrats have been controlling Congress for the past two years.
He said leadership, not government, implying President Bush.
The Democrats haven't been organized enough to do any real harm yet; they've been so giddy about their "people's mandate" that they've all shot off in their own pet directions. What they *have* done is make it hard for anybody to get any real work done.
Overall I can't say I'm sorry I for voting with Bush. I strongly object to the huge overall increase in the size and power of government, but... what would our alternatives have been? Gore? Kerry? Just picture what would've gone down in the past eight years under Mr. Global Warming Himself, or the past four under the decidedly undecided John Kerry(both of whom, people are somehow still listening to).
As much as people hated him for being obstinate and "unilateral", I would have to reply that that's what being American has always meant. We are who we are, we believe what we believe, and we'll act on our own beliefs. I couldn't believe what Obama said about Americans when in Europe.
I certainly would've preferred a libertarian, but compared to the other options, Bush was alright.