The American Spectator

unsigned /p> p> The problem with the “Prowler” is that it is too caught up on “Capitol Hill gossip” and Congressional staffers wishing to see their quotes make news. The unnamed administration source sounds more like a reporter for the NYT than part of the team. Maybe the years of constant attacks have taken their toll on the fainthearted career bureaucrats, but it appears the President is not fazed in the least. Accomplishments? I seem to recall a few: a successful War on Terror, complete with two liberated and transformed countries in Iraq and Afghanistan (sorry NYT and the rest of the media elite — I don’t buy your nonsense on this subject). How about the fact that Bush has leveled the liberal agenda and some liberal media elites along the way? Then try the fact that Bush is about to rescue the Supreme Court, (with a conservative woman) from 40 years of liberal corruption to 40 years of the return to “original intent.” This single accomplishment will enshrine his legacy, as the Supreme Court has become the last best hope for untenable liberalism. U.N. reform, permanent tax cuts, Social Security reform, and the estate tax are all items pushed down the field by Bush, despite an entire reluctant political class on his back. If they don’t get it done, Congress is to blame, not Bush. Mistakes? You bet. I can name a few — we all can. But perhaps if you pundits accented the positive rather than conventional wisdom, you all might enjoy life a bit more. Just a thought. br> — A. DiPentima /p> p> You guys gotta remember how the news cycles work in Washington. Congress has a shorter memory than the public at large. I officially refute the Prowler’s overall pessimism and say Bush will probably be as pro-active this term as he was in the first. Disasters are flukes, but profligate spending has never been a special occasion or circumstance of events. We’ll probably get the tax-cuts, a decent Judge on SCOTUS, but I’ll grant you that Social Security may survive in all its glory as an anti-matter escrow account. So buck up and get with the program. br> — P. Aaron Jones br> Huntington Woods, Michigan /p>