Here's to hoping that Abbas-Bush-Sharon is a more successful trio than Arafat (isolated, dead) - Clinton (impeached) - Rabin (assasinated, dead).

Bush Opens Talks with Abbas, Urges Israel to Help

This is a nice touch from Reuters:

Bush came to office wary of engaging in high-stakes Middle East diplomacy. But analysts say the White House sees a rare opportunity in Abbas to reshape Bush's presidential legacy after a bloody Iraq occupation.

I really don't think he's worried about his legacy. Do you? After four years of doing whatever the heck he wants, Reuters thinks he's worried about what people think of him?