The difference

The main reason I think that Democrats are always preferable to Republicans is that Democrats actually believe the Government can work.  Now, I don't know that this has always been the case, but it certainly has been the case for the last couple of decades. Reagan famously said, "Government is the problem and not the solution." How can people who honestly believe this run a government?  The answer, clearly, is that they can't.

Now, finally, it seems we have a bunch of serious people taking the reins again. The job will be next to fucking impossible. And Bush is making it harder in his last 60 days.  One of the things they are pulling is Borrowing.  All former presidents do this to a certain extent, but this is just classic Bush. He apparently is very busy cramming cronies and sycophants in positions they do not belong in. Important positions that will affect how smoothy this country will run for years to come. Bush and his ilk are irresponsible, unserious men and the damage they have done will continue to stink up the joint long after they have gone.