"Mr. Bush seems to be governing as though he were on a permanent campaign - much like Bill Clinton did. But Bill Clinton was on a permanent presidential campaign. Mr. Bush seems to be governing as if he were on a permanent primary campaign against John McCain in South Carolina."-Thomas Friedman, explaining the failure, thus far, of Bush’s second term. But I thought it was all Michael Jackson’s fault… Posted by Stephen Silver at June 22, 2005 05:49 PM