This problem is reaching tidal wave proportions. It's not so much a matter of setting the fox to guard the chicken coop as it is letting the raccoons loose in the henhouse. The Mexican truck debate is a pip because it reveals so much about globalization and its attendant problems. The Republicans are mounting a big campaign to win women over to their cause. You can't pass a huge tax cut tilted heavily toward the rich and then announce that Social Security is about to go belly-up.
People make the connection.
Normally when a politician flip-flops on some issue, we all boo and hiss. The pleasant thing about President Bush is that his original positions are so frequently buffleheaded, it's quite encouraging when he changes his mind. Oh, goody, we're cracking down on Cuba again. President Bush wants to punish unauthorized travel to Cuba and plans to increase financing for groups on the island opposed to Castro. The project to rename North Dakota just Dakota is a splendid addition to the national political agenda.