- Legacy?

From the New York Times today:

On the eve of President Bush's second inauguration, most Americans say they do not expect the economy to improve or American troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by the time Mr. Bush leaves the White House, and many have reservations about his signature plan to overhaul Social Security, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Nearly two-thirds said a second Bush term would leave the country with a larger deficit, while 47 percent said that a second Bush term would divide Americans. A majority of those surveyed said that they did not expect any improvement in health care, education, or in reducing the cost of prescription drugs for the elderly by January 2009.

Just under 80 percent, including a majority of those who said they voted for Mr. Bush in November, said it would not be possible to overhaul Social Security, cut taxes, and finance the war in Iraq without increasing the budget deficit, despite Mr. Bush's promises to the contrary.

What has changed between the November 2 elections and now?! Nothing, I think. Did most Americans think they expected the economy to improve and U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Iraq and were fine with his overhaul plans for Social Security? If you think for a second things will improve in the next four years, please stay away from me, I'm cranky enough as it is. I suppose the only good thing to come from this is that after his two terms, Bush will have nothing to show for his presidency and his so-called legacy will be as paper thin as the TP he uses and he will go down as one of the worst presidents we've ever had. Which begs the question as we look back in history at this time: "How did he get re-elected?!"