Most American Presidents enjoy a honeymoon period in office.
But the good times for President George W. Bush have just come to a sudden end. The entire political dynamic in Washington has fundamentally changed, following today's official announcement of the decision by Vermont Senator, James Jeffords to quit the Republican Party. Senator Jeffords' move will hand control of the finely balanced United States' Senate, to the Democrats. And as our Washington correspondent Michael Carey reports, it's the first time the Senate has changed hands without an election. The White House was expecting to be in the headlines this morning.