The Morning After.......

After reading a collection of print press reports and assessments of the aftermath of the R7D7 coalition , it appears the message to the POTUS and Frist is that in this country we govern, not RULE. And the rigid religious extremists are squealing like stuck pigs.

It will be interesting what the demeanor in the future will be from the Oval Office. My personal expectation is that if there is any "give" it will be so minimal as to be insignificant. So in the R7D7 agreement, the real progress may come in revealing what is already known, that neither party is a monolithic entity and complexity not simplicity happens to be the status in each. When action as a whole is required there is the necessity of co-operation, consultation and flexibility.

McCain seems to be taking the most of the heat, but he has been targeted before and since his home state is less "red" than the Republican party would like you to believe, he probably will not take a backlash as severe as might be imagined. I don't think he planned to run for the presidency in 2008, but perhaps in the future his public service might be in a future administration in a cabinet position.

graysmoke