Getting lots of sympathetic email on my concerns about Bush. For example:

Jonah, I couldn’t agree more with you about the unease you are feeling regarding the president. I too have become jaded by the domestic side of the ledger since the beginning of his term. I find myself questioning the point of having a republican president that governs as a democrat. Carl Rove and Ed Gillespie better realize pretty damn quick that their base is becoming antsy. Does this mean I may vote for DeanKerryLiebermanEdwardsKucinichGrahamClintonClarkSharptonGephardtBraun? Of course not, but there’s always that libertarian on my ballot.
Bush needs to come back from his vacation recharged and do something powerful to prove his conservative principles. A good start would be a veto threat of that God-awful Mediscam bill making its way through committee. The domestic agenda is a disaster for small government and he risks losing the base in a big way.