An Election Season Done, Another Just Begun (washingtonpost.com)

A mere 60 days after the last election, the president and his political seer have been busily assembling a Republican lineup for the next.

"The question floating around Democratic Senate circles is why the president and his aides are more concerned with recruiting a challenger to assistant Democratic leader Harry Reid than paying attention to North Korea, Iraq and the war on terrorism," said one adviser to Reid.

With Iraq and North Korea vying to be the most evil member of the axis, things can get complicated. Last Thursday, a reporter began a question to Bush by asking: "If we do have to go to war "

The president interrupted for a clarification. "With which country?" he inquired.

After having a relatively successful mid-term Rove has started the campaign for 04. Foreign affairs are not on schedule.