Bush IS a great leader and will be remembered as such.

And I really really hope that you are correct in your assessment that Obama will not be the next President of the US. However, right now, Intrade gives him a 2 to 1 lead over McCain. BUT this is July, and the real stuff starts in September…

The truly frightening thing is the mass incompetence of the Congress, which is going to get worse in November, given the large number of Republicans who are retiring…and the Republicans have definitely NOT covered themselves with glory.

And in the meantime, we all, in the West, continue to export our wealth to the middle east, whilst arguing about oil shale and ANWR.