MORE EVIDENCE THAT BUSH IS LOSING HIS BASE, as Jonah Goldberg writes:

I have a big wait-and-see attitude toward the President’s comments tonight. But I must say that if it weren’t for the war on terrorism, I’d be a bit at a loss these days to say something nice about him given his performance of the last six months. Yes, yes, tax cuts: good. And a few other things: Good. But, I’m really fighting this feeling that when he said earlier this week that whenever someone’s “hurting,” the “government has to move”, he essentially jumped the shark.

I keep seeing more comments along these lines from staunch Republicans.

UPDATE: Reader Jared Phillips emails:

What I find most striking in my group of friends who all voted for bush (10) is that many are rapidly becoming disillusioned with the results. Most specifically, the out of control spending increases.

So if you combine a possible disaster among gun-rights supporters extending ‘assault weapon’ ban) and the fiscal conservatives, who supports Bush?

As for the Rove outlook “where will you go?” – at this point to anyone else, because I am no longer going to punch the party line.

It pains me to say it but things were better when the GOP jammed up Clinton in the 90’s.

Like I say, I keep hearing this.