text: american politics?? what happened today in the american government. is gorge bush not the president any more? is there a knew president? and now, is america democratic?? i'm wondering where you are from but this is how it works.  there is a system of checks and balances, so that no one has all of the power. before the election the republicans had the most people in the system that checks the presidents power, but now it has changed to democrats, who can now vote against him and limited his power.  george bush will be in office until the 2008 elections.