Liberal columnist E.J. Dionne still tries to blame President Bush for all the "messes" he left, but admits that the Bush hatred that fueled the Democratic surge in the last 3 years has flamed out. Why this has happened makes perfect sense. Beyond blaming Bush for everything all democrats had was 50 year old ideas: Universal Health Care, anti-war, kiss union butt. None of that stuff plays with voters. With "Bush lied people died" off the table, Democrats are in a tailspin. Funny how Dionne at the same time still blames Bush himself and blames Bush-blaming for the current quagmire democrats find themselves in.