Dick Morris' Advice to Bush

Calling him, "A Republican Jimmy Carter, Dick Morris has some advice for President Bush:

What can Bush do? Anything he wants to. He's still president. Here's a menu" Really focus on energy issues:

Come out for massive investment in ethanol production, delivery and vehicles, and more: retrofitting all gas stations for ethanol and hydrogen; a new push for nuclear power; heavy investment in clean coal technology, burying the carbon dioxide.

Truly lead the nation away from petroleum. Admit that global warming is happening, and launch major new programs to curb it:

Many are the same measures as can solve our energy dependence. But add in mandatory upgrading of power plants to cut emissions and major investment in solar and bio-mass energy.

Build a wall, but let guest workers in: Right-wingers want a wall on our southern border; they'd accept a guest-worker program if we could regulate our own borders. Latinos would accept a wall if there were a chance for immigrants to do legal work and a path to citizenship. Give both what they want, and lead the country into a grand compromise. Put the drug fight front and center:

Demand drug testing in schools with parental consent, and tax incentives for workplace drug testing. Link cocaine to terrorism, and build a national consensus for tough measures to cut demand. Bush can restore his presidency's drive with new issues.

If he doesn't, he'll wind up leading his party to the greatest shipwreck since Watergate."