The next president faces a huge mess

Check out this very interesting article in the NY Times about the transition period between election and inauguration. As in the case of FDR and Hoover, the transition this time will be fraught with difficulty.

This article contains a terrific quote of Ed Rollins, White House political director under Reagon, about the Bush administration: "This isn’t a lame-duck administration. This is a dead-duck administration.”