Everyone seems to be enamored with the presidential races. Presidents really don’t have that much power. Its the congress that spends the money, influences the economy, votes to go to war, shapes social policy, etc. Really the only significant power a president has is the veto pen (which can be overridden by congress), the power to appoint supreme court justices (which congress has to approve), and the bully pulpit. The left gleefully points to Bush’s low approval rating but congress’ (controlled by Democrats) approval rating has been consistently lower than Bush’s! The economy has gotten worse over the last two years under a congress controlled by Democrats and they are the one’s who cast dispersions. Congress if rife with idiots, from both parties, but the electorate sends them back year after year, why? (I’m a centrist by the way so I’m not trying to make a partisan point here).