[Chewbaccus]

I saw this when I was doing a last-minute news check last night. So help me, I thought I was seeing shit, and I up and went straight to bed. Now I know it wasn't a fatigue-induced hallucination and...well...someone got a drink?

This is a big red flag to me, I don't know what you folks think. It's an extremely short-sighted strategy, IMO. If Bush gets it off the ground, it's a virtual lock on the election. However, from what I understand, much of his administration and support on the Hill is built on those of the GOP that solidly subscribe to a right-wing ideology, and not so much on those further to the left in the party. Even IF he gets this to work, he's going to have a hell of a time negotiating things through Congress afterwards.

And, of course, if he loses, then it's a severe body blow to both the remainder of his term and his future in Washington. He loses the aforementioned support, with nothing to make up for it.