Bush's Opening Gambit: Be Hardheaded.

[Chicken Little]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

If the dems try to impeach Bush, they will be committing political suicide. They only have a short time until the '08 election. In order for them to stay in control, they need to stay upbeat and try to change things in Iraq, not go after Bush.

Hey. Cubs, I agree--pretty much.  I think that impeachment of anyone is probably a waste of time.  Better to spend the time fixing a broken War; working on national security; fixing the deficit; and improving the lives of working Americans (in that order, IMO).  But I also think that the word "subpoena" will scare the living daylights out of more than a few Republicans for the next two years, and if that's what its going to take to motivate them, then so be it.

Really, its up to Republicans to decide whether they can risk gridlock and investigations.  They have as much to lose as Democrats.  It is us that will lose out if that happens.

Sometimes a little gridlock is an okay thing.  But right now, there are too many serious problems.

[rwarn17588]

I agree that impeachment is fairly worthless at this point with barely two years left in Bush's tenure, unless something's uncovered that's particularly heinous. Most of the Bush people are incompetent, not sinister, IMO.

As it is now, Bush will be defanged into a full-scale lame-duck president. That's not a bad thing.

[okiebybirth]

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

I'm sorry you feel that way Honeysuckle.

Threatening the president's life or advocating the death of a president is a federal offense.

The Secret Service will be contacted and will be in touch with you soon.

Bitter, party of one.

[papaspot]

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

I'm sorry you feel that way Honeysuckle.

Threatening the president's life or advocating the death of a president is a federal offense.

The Secret Service will be contacted and will be in touch with you soon.

Now THAT'S quite a reach. He's probably guilty of treason too, eh?

[aoxamaxoa]

"Poppy Bush and James Baker gave Sonny the presidency to play with and he broke it. So now they're taking it back."

A Come-to-Daddy Moment
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: November 9, 2006
http://select.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/opinion/09dowd.html?th&emc=th

"W. had no choice but to make an Oedipal U-turn. He couldn't let Nancy Pelosi subpoena the cranky Rummy for hearings on Iraq. "He's not exactly Mr. Charming or Mr. Truthful, and he'd be on TV saying something stupid," said a Bush 41 official. "Bob can just go up to the Hill and say: 'I don't know. I wasn't there when that happened.' "

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by MH2010

I'm sorry you feel that way Honeysuckle.

Threatening the president's life or advocating the death of a president is a federal offense.

The Secret Service will be contacted and will be in touch with you soon.

"...Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."

[aoxamaxoa]

This is classic...

Newsweek's "Father Knows Best" cover story on Bush psychodrama depicts president as very small man of 60 who needs dad to save him ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15674912/site/newsweek/