Three of the most remarkable words in President George W. Bush’s televised address to the nation last night appeared in the passage where he referred to a world “beyond my presidency.”
Sure, the entire passage was a news blockbuster, as it was the point where he proposed a permanent security relationship with Iraq that would outlast his term in office. But in so publicly acknowledging the obvious — that he will not be president forever — Bush turned the page to his last chapter.
With most of his original top aides now gone and so little time or political leverage left for launching new initiatives, Bush almost invited the lame duck label with those words. And in a pre-speech lunch with journalists yesterday, he reportedly displayed a keen awareness that the end of his term is near. Still, considering that he seems to be winning the fight with Congress over Iraq, this lame duck is not looking so lame.![[RSS]](http://67.192.49.194/templates/images/rss_icon.gif){kind=icon}
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