what is bush going to do now?

[trenchfoot]

i mean, he's just got his manhood taken away. he's just got his rubber stamp congress taken away. he's just about to get his closet full of skeletons pried open for all the world to see. his dream of being the knight in shining armor spreading christian fundamentalist ideals all over the middle east looks to be shot to pieces. so far, he hasn't managed to produce ubl's head on a pike as he kind-of-but-not-really-swore to do.

the only tricks he's got left is a once-used veto stamp which i'm sure he's now turned into a red-hot auto-firing branding iron and a once-too-often used chronic signing statement habit.

i'm sure he doesn't trust rove any more. he just let go of a valued and faithful friend that he said he never would. his friend cheney to my knowledge hasn't been heard from in awhile. his war in iraq is about to be spectrographically inspected. i'm certain he's not through reading the pile of poison-pen condolence letters he's received from abroad.

what can a lame quacker do from now 'till the time he's shown the back stage exit-only door?

become an obstructionist? suck in his gut, stand tall and actually cooperate with the dems for the good of the nation? admit he was wrong for the first time since taking office? (taking responsibility is not admitting fault).

it seems that most of his options include the one word he's never had to deal with before: compromise.

 

[catnap1972]

You mean aside from blame the Democrats for everything that goes wrong from now on?

Beats me...

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: catnap1972
You mean aside from blame the Democrats for everything that goes wrong from now on?

Beats me...

Well you forgot one more scenario.....
He can sit back and start laughing at the Dem`s as they don`t do a damn thing about anything!!

 

[Jhhnn]

I'll say it's what's behind door #1- Obstructionism. And blaming the Dems, of course.

We've seen what his claims of bipartisanship meant in the past, and his attempts to ram through more of the same before the new congress is seated indicates nothing's changed... John Bolton, anybody?

Bush's ideology is an intellectual and emotional straightjacket, and his handlers will keep it buckled up tight for the next couple of years, bet on that.

 

[Lemon law]

As Ted Rall points out, a cornered rat is even more dangerous. But inferring too much now out of what will amount to a 2 year strategy is only speculation.

There may be even a few virtues in GWB that might come out.

 

[jrenz]

How many of these threads are necessary?

 

[trenchfoot]

Originally posted by: Lemon law
As Ted Rall points out, a cornered rat is even more dangerous. But inferring too much now out of what will amount to a 2 year strategy is only speculation.

There may be even a few virtues in GWB that might come out.

that's what i'm really hoping for, actually. he could really make himself look good in that regard.

however, i think he's more prone to pull tricks, such as agreeing with some of what the dems have to offer in the name of bipartisanship whilst attempting to make the dems look bad at the same time. i think in this way rove can redeem himself.

but yeah, who knows, he could decide that taking the high road is his best option. one can hope.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: tweaker2but yeah, who knows, he could decide that taking the high road is his best option. one can hope.

From Bush's point of view, everything he's done up to now IS the high road. Expect more of the same in the future.

 

[GoPackGo]

Bush will look to California.

 

[eleison]

Originally posted by: jrenz
How many of these threads are necessary?

There can never be enough until Bush leaves office.. the libs hate him with a passion. It would seem that they all think Bush ate their babies or something

-Eleison

 

[piasabird]

I think President Bush should just resign.

 

[Ldir]

Originally posted by: eleison

Originally posted by: jrenz
How many of these threads are necessary?

There can never be enough until Bush leaves office.. the libs hate him with a passion. It would seem that they all think Bush ate their babies or something

-Eleison

We hate what he has done to America. We hate the dangerous, ugly world he is making for our children.

 

[BoomerD]

We can always hope he will go postal, and takes out Cheney and Rove first, then himself.. (where's the wishful thinking icon when you need it?)

 

[techs]

what is bush going to do now?
Heavy drinking?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Did Clinton ever blame the Republicans for anything that went wrong? Just getting an idea as I don't really remember.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: eleison

Originally posted by: jrenz
How many of these threads are necessary?

There can never be enough until Bush leaves office.. the libs hate him with a passion. It would seem that they all think Bush ate their babies or something

-Eleison

That might be closer to the truth then you realize.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Did Clinton ever blame the Republicans for anything that went wrong? Just getting an idea as I don't really remember.

He actually out Republicaned the Republicans shuting down the Government until they came up with a budget that was fiscally responsible.

 

[palehorse]

Vegas is showing some pretty decent odds for the option that GW may log into ATP&N and post the 444th thread on this subject... ya never know!

 

[shira]

As unpopular as the war in Iraq has become, most Americans haven't a clue as to just how bad the situation is and how great the risks are. Bush took a relatively stable country under the control of a ruthless dictator and transformed it into a black-hole of instability that could threaten the entire region. It is almost impossible to overstate just how catastrophic the consequences might be:

From "A Higher Power" (today's Washington Monthly)

[Virginia Congressman Frank] Wolf's motivation in creating the Iraq Study Group seems to be genuine concern that the war isn't going well and that public support for it is evaporating. During his visit to Iraq, where he spent hours with U.S. military officers in the field, Wolf says that his eyes were opened. "Some of the things that were told to me, I had never seen before: the destabilization of the region," Wolf told me. "Some of the scenarios that were given to me [included] the overthrow of the Saudi government, [along with both] the Jordanian government and the Egyptian government....So I just felt, let's take another look. And no one should be afraid of doing it."

So what should Bush do?

1. Stand before the American public and state unequivicably that he made a horrible mistake in invading Iraq. Then sincerely and humbly apologize to America and to our troops.
2. Stop the rhetoric equating the War in Iraq with the War on Terror and start talking about how dire are the consequences of Iraq's current trajectory to Iraq, America, and the world.
3. Tell the public that "victory" in Iraq is impossible, and that the best we can hope for is to minimize the damage.
4. Tell the public that disentangling from Iraq is his first priority, but that we must withdraw in a manner that doesn't hurt America even more than staying would.

 

[Ldir]

Originally posted by: palehorse74
Vegas is showing some pretty decent odds for the option that GW may log into ATP&N and post the 444th thread on this subject... ya never know!

They show 100% odds you will troll it too.

 

[palehorse]

Originally posted by: Ldir

Originally posted by: palehorse74
Vegas is showing some pretty decent odds for the option that GW may log into ATP&N and post the 444th thread on this subject... ya never know!

They show 100% odds you will troll it too.

bah, come on, we all know that 93.4% of my posts are NOT trolling in nature!

 

[blackangst1]

I have only one word: FILIBUSTER.

Bush wont have to veto anything.

 

[palehorse]

Originally posted by: blackangst1
I have only one word: FILIBUSTER.

Bush wont have to veto anything.

that's true as well... I don't think the Dem supporters realize that though. they seem to think that January will bring on some era of constant change unrattled or hindered by the Republican party... it's hillarious!

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: palehorse74

Originally posted by: blackangst1
I have only one word: FILIBUSTER.

Bush wont have to veto anything.

that's true as well... I don't think the Dem supporters realize that though. they seem to think that January will bring on some era of constant change unrattled or hindered by the Republican party... it's hillarious!

You've been saying little else since the election.

Where are you getting this idea from?

Haven't seen any evidence. Newest talking points?

Latest flavor of Kool-Aid?

 

[conehead433]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
We can always hope he will go postal, and takes out Cheney and Rove first, then himself.. (where's the wishful thinking icon when you need it?)

QFT!