Ashton, this is so sadly true. Sometimes you only get one day to make a decision in which to make a change. Our day was Nov 2, 2004.

To quote Mr. Bush:

"We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. "The American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and chose me."

He knew very well that if he made it past that date, nothing could touch him for four more years. Of course he can take 'full responsibility' for the way the recent emergency was handled, because he's untouchable now. You can pile anything and everything on him, and he'll just shrug - because he knows we can't do anything to him.

My 2 cents: The next time we're given an opportunity to change things, take it, because we may not get another chance for years. Don't assume things can somehow be 'worked out' in the interim.