Lame duck season...

George Bush is now a failed President. Having just heard him give a press conference where he said nothing new and sounded like a defeated man unwilling to fight, I thought it was over. But when he was asked if he is still a conservative, I knew in my heart that he is not.

That question gave him the perfect opportunity to reassure his base by reminding them of his achievements which furthered his agenda. He could not even reassert his campaign promise to build "a culture of life" by indicating that his nominees are decidedly against abortion, even in its most barbaric forms such as late term abortion.

Today is a sad day in our history. The only chance the Republican legislators have to keep their jobs is to start opposing Bush's policies and to remember who put them into power.