Comments on: Last-Minute Cynical Predictions http://www.thetalentshow.org/2005/10/27/last-minute-cynical-predictions/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dr. Pants http://www.thetalentshow.org/2005/10/27/last-minute-cynical-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-8371 Dr. Pants Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=2105#comment-8371 I think Bush can pretty much forget about "political convenience" as soon as the mid-term elections are over. Hell, probably before then. All he needs is his majority, which I'm sad to say, he'll probably get. And then he can be a lamer duck in office. He won't be impeached by his party and the spiraling public approval rating don't really mean anything to him. Once we (and I mean the American people, not you and I) put him back in office, we pretty much gave up all rights to having a President capable or willing of doing more than posed photo ops, endless restatements, restatements that "don't end," and general douche baggery. So here's what I'm going to do. Indictments or no, I'm going to campaign and vote for the Democrats I believe in. For Governor. For Congress. And if this country survives another three years, for President. I think Bush can pretty much forget about “political convenience” as soon as the mid-term elections are over. Hell, probably before then.

All he needs is his majority, which I’m sad to say, he’ll probably get. And then he can be a lamer duck in office. He won’t be impeached by his party and the spiraling public approval rating don’t really mean anything to him.

Once we (and I mean the American people, not you and I) put him back in office, we pretty much gave up all rights to having a President capable or willing of doing more than posed photo ops, endless restatements, restatements that “don’t end,” and general douche baggery.

So here’s what I’m going to do. Indictments or no, I’m going to campaign and vote for the Democrats I believe in. For Governor. For Congress. And if this country survives another three years, for President.

]]> By: S.M. Dixon http://www.thetalentshow.org/2005/10/27/last-minute-cynical-predictions/comment-page-1/#comment-8370 S.M. Dixon Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:35:06 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=2105#comment-8370 I generally agree with the points you raised above, but there is one point I think you missed that works in our favor: The scandal doesn't have to bring down the Bush Junta, only damage it enough that voters will take out their frustration and disgust with it on those Republican Senators and Representatives running for office or for re-election in 2006. Denying the GOP control of one or both houses of Congress -- or at least narrowing its control -- would be extremely damaging to the Oval Office, and I think PlameGate has played a large role in such a thing coming to pass, which is good for the country. I generally agree with the points you raised above, but there is one point I think you missed that works in our favor: The scandal doesn’t have to bring down the Bush Junta, only damage it enough that voters will take out their frustration and disgust with it on those Republican Senators and Representatives running for office or for re-election in 2006.

Denying the GOP control of one or both houses of Congress — or at least narrowing its control — would be extremely damaging to the Oval Office, and I think PlameGate has played a large role in such a thing coming to pass, which is good for the country.

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