Interesting Juxtaposition

Josh Bolton, President Bush's Chief of Staff, has said that he can see the president making some changes in how he conducts business but that he will not "compromise his principles." Which principles are those, I wonder? His conservative principles of state's rights, fiscal responsibility, balanced budgets, lower debt, smaller, less intrusive government? His personal religious principles that dictate humbleness, compassion to those less fortunate, truthfulness, and honesty?

It seems to me that Mr. Bush has either compromised or totally tossed aside those principles from day one in the white house. Mr. Bush has also proven his willingness to work with the new congress by re-submitting the nominations of the UN Ambassador and five hotly disputed judges immediately after the election dust had settled, thus proving his unwillingness to even consider the ideas or feeling of either Democrats or members of his own party.

I shudder to think what these paper changes will be concerning the Iraq war. Another slogan change perhaps? Another presidential visit over Christmas to play santa under the tree? And what about the domestic agenda? Where is the reform of FEMA or Homeland Security so they are actually effective? What about the 9/11 Commission recommendations, Immigration reform, border security, etc. I understand that he's once again talking out of both sides of his mouth on that last issue in particular by proposing an economic union that will declare the borders nonexistent from North to South America.

I don't think that Mr. Bolton has anything to worry about with regard to Mr. Bush compromising his principles. I'm not sure that there is anything to compromise.