“Once they adjourn for the Fourth of July, it’s hard to imagine they’ll do much beyond appropriations bills. That’s a realistic assessment, and the State of the Union will likely reflect that.”
President Bush’s final-year agenda is a stripped down list of what he can realistically hope to get done, since the clout he once touted is fading away.
Bush will venture to four other continents, get more involved than ever in trying to forge Middle East peace, and continue to command two wars that assure his relevancy to the end. As Iraq improves, he must now deal with renewed violence in Afghanistan and upheaval in Pakistan.
At home, Bush will try to extend two domestic achievements that are dear to his legacy _ the No Child Left Behind education law, and tax cuts that otherwise expire in 2010. Read more
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