If his lips are moving ...
Bush contradicts his own experts on the war in Iraq. This is among the good reporting from the McClatchy D.C. bureau that is about the best thing going in Washington today. Take this lead, for example:
WASHINGTON — The Senate's rejection Thursday of President Bush's immigration plan was the latest in a series of embarrassments that have exposed Bush's political weakness and shaken his hold on power.
The president slipped out of town for a long weekend in Maine before the Senate delivered the final blow to his immigration bill, but it wasn't the only setback that might put a damper on his seaside getaway with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In the space of a single short week, Bush was hit with more Republican defections on Iraq, more bad news from the battlefield, more subpoenas from a hostile Congress, a new assault on his signature education plan and embarrassing disclosures about his vice president.
He also found himself in a fight over executive privilege that begs comparisons to Richard Nixon's legal battles during the Watergate scandal.
"It's the incredible shrinking presidency. He's lost battles in the courts. He's lost battles in Iraq. He's lost battles on Capitol Hill," said Paul Light, a professor of public service at New York University.
Unfortunately, he is STILL the president.







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This fits into the category of "If you don't shut up, I'll sic Officer Joey Williams on you":
Mike McKinney blogs for the Providence Journal: "WPRI-TV, Channel 12 reporter Jarrod Holbrook had his White House press pass snatched today after he shouted 'Mr. President' twice as President Bush greeted Air and Army National Guardsmen gathered on the tarmac at Quonset airport in North Kingstown.
"A member of the president's entourage pointed at Holbrook after he first tried to get Bush's attention. The man then ripped the pass from Holbrook's belt after he shouted to the president, who was less then 10 feet away, again.
"Holbrook said afterward that he just wanted to ask Bush how he enjoyed his visit to Rhode Island. Members of the media were not told they could not ask the president questions."
Senstive times for the prez.
Posted by: Quapaw
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June 29, 2007 01:29 PM
And just as unfortunately, there are still many Americans who choose to believe the lies he tells.
Like him, they are incapable of admitting a mistake and besides, it feels so good to hate.
Posted by: Love Hillary, or Leave
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June 29, 2007 01:30 PM
All of this bad shi* on this phony administration gives me zero comfort.
I think we've waited too late to do anything about the runaway train.
God help what was once America.
Posted by: hugh mann
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June 29, 2007 01:55 PM
He can lose every courtroom and still remain in the WH, unfortunately.
Until the Congress is willing to send the Sgt at Arms up the street nothing will change.
We live in a dictatorship of our own making.
Posted by: 70%er
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June 29, 2007 02:16 PM
He can lose every courtroom and still remain in the WH, unfortunately.
Until the Congress is willing to send the Sgt at Arms up the street nothing will change.
We live in a dictatorship of our own making.
Posted by: 70%er
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June 29, 2007 02:16 PM
".....begs comparisons to Richard Nixon's legal battles during the Watergate scandal."
Except the fact that that was a criminal investigation, this one is not. Its a congressional one.
I can remember not so long ago when another President was in the White House and subpoenas were flying everywhere that the left was championing "executive privelege."
Let's try to be consistent.
Posted by: The Citizens Journal
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June 29, 2007 05:22 PM
Dick Cheney has consistently been President of the United States since January, 2001. The world has been consistently going to hell since that time. We are consistently losing the war for oil in Iraq. Our troops are consistently coming home in flag draped coffins.
The gauntlet has been thrown down. Congress has issued subpoenas to the White House and the White House has said GO FK YOURSELF. It was just such a situation that caused a Special Prosecutor to be named back in the Watergate days.
So CJ, you are fixin to see history repeat itself. President Cheney has finally revealed that he and only he is the entire Bush administration. He turns on the lights in the morning, waterboards towelheads in the afternoon and sweeps up at night, turning off the lights as he heads to his fresh fetus powered heart-lung regenerator.
It's Friday and I have a date with the Class of 77 in Fayetteville, so I think I can say that Cheney is clearly bat-shit crazy.....more dangerous than Nixon ever was.
It's going to take Congress, God, Allah, Buddha and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to blast Cheney out of our government. You think Osama is hard to catch, wait and see how hard Cheney is to get rid of.
But look into the eyes of your kids...zelda into the eyes of your dog...and tell yourself We've got to beat the Cheney cause the world depends on us. Enough insanity! Investigate, Indict, Impeach!
Posted by: Deathbyinches
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June 29, 2007 06:49 PM
"Unfortunately, he is STILL the president."
Fortunately, his presidency ended last Nov. He is the office holder.
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CJ, Nixon's problems began with Congressional hearings, then progressed.
And this time around there's a bit more involved than lying about a blow job.
Posted by: Knoc Knock
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June 29, 2007 07:07 PM
I have been totally pissed off since 4:00 p.m. when I opened the local newspaper to find not one (expected) but two columns written by right-wingers. Michael Reagan and some woman I never heard of who states that if we "liberals" disagree with Bush, we are "mocking the troops," both current and past.
What the hell is wrong with these people?
Unfortunately, he is still the president. Hope Congress will do something about that soon.
Posted by: BlueRidge
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June 29, 2007 11:16 PM
It might be time to cancel your newspaper subscription, Blue.
Posted by: Deathbyinches
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June 30, 2007 02:14 AM