Bush's agenda hinges on result of 2006 congressional election

George W. Bush has three more years left as U.S. president, but the window of opportunity to put through his agenda could be closing by late 2006, as the past year of woes for the Republican Party and its leader could erode voter confidence in next year's mid term elections.

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'If we were to lose seats in either the House or the Senate in 2006, obviously it becomes more difficult for the White House to move the president's agenda,' Republican Senator John Thune told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

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'I think we have a tailwind, given the problems the president has had and with regard to issues that are on the minds of voters, but victory will not fall in our laps,' Senator Barack Obama, one of the rising Democratic political stars, said.

Senator Edward Kennedy, one of the most prominent Democrats, faults the Republicans for not having a 'real plan' either on domestic policy or, more importantly, on Iraq - which most lawmakers identify as the biggest issue heading into the election year.


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