The good news is that the constraints that Bush and the American government will face in the next four years will almost surely limit the damage they will cause. The rhetoric and posturing, the lack of commitment to human rights or democratic processes, may be - and should be - upsetting, but there will be far more bark than bite.
总统与总统之间确有差别，但每一任总统都会受到约束。值得庆幸的是布什和美国政府在未来四年中将面临的约束似乎会把他们可能造成危害限制在一定范围内。他们的煽动性的言语和姿态、以及缺乏对人权和民主进程的必要承诺可能、也应该是令人沮丧的，但口头上的叫嚣可能会多于实际造成的伤害。