[cmccuist]

I remember when Clinton first came into office in '92. He had a real solid electoral college win and both houses of Congress by a big margin. He also was able to appoint a couple of Supremes.

He got pretty ambitious with a big tax increase and trying to take over health care. The consequence of that ambition is the GOP juggernaut that you see today.

You have to use your political capital while you have it, so Clinton did the logical thing. But by overplaying his hand, he opened the door to going on a decade now of GOP control.

W should use up his political capital, but not to the point of dropping his party in the grease.

Having said that, that's the beuaty of a second term. You can do whatever you like, because there's no having to get reelected.

The Dems still could try and go after him on the Abu Graib prison thing. I know that's been discussed. I think that's a non-starter though.