Tomorrow at noon, George W. Bush will take the oath of office and become the 43rd President of the United States. After eight rather eventful years, the Republicans have retaken the Oval Office and retained, though just barely, their majorities in the House and Senate. President-elect Bush promised that he would bring bipartisan cooperation and a more civil tone to Washington, but some skeptics wonder if these are possible in a political landscape scarred and blasted by years of total war, investigations, and personal attacks. Regardless, the new administration will undoubtedly have different priorities and focal points than those of the Clinton White House, a prospect which assuredly heartens as many as it deeply troubles.