Again?
In news that, given recent history, should really come as no surprise to anyone Bush doesn’t have a plan.
Some Republican strategists are increasingly upset with what they consider the overconfidence of President Bush and his senior advisers about the midterm elections November 7–a concern aggravated by the president’s news conference this week.
“They aren’t even planning for if they lose,” says a GOP insider who informally counsels the West Wing.
If the polls are any indication a GOP expectation to be met at the polls by an electorate carrying flowers and fresh baked bread will probably turn out much like The Deciders expectations in Iraq.
If Democrats win control of the House, as many analysts expect, Republicans predict that Bush’s final two years in office will be marked by multiple congressional investigations and gridlock.
– and even the gridlock will serve a useful purpose if it prevents Bush and his administration from creating more international divisions and instability than they already have.
You’d think, that given the circumstances, Bush would be deep into the planning of just exactly how he is going to handle congressional investigations that are going to bring a lot of information into the open that he doesn’t necessarily want to see the light of day….. then again, with all the e-voting difficulties and controversy maybe he doesn’t have to worry.
Whooee! I was readin’ jest this mornin’ that only two guys is confident o’ Republicans winnin’ — Dubya an’ Rove. Mebbe them two lyin’ snakes in the grass gotta plan the world ain’t privvy to. Wouldn’t be the first time, sez I.
More likely, though, the Bushman’s been buyin’ the same happy talk from Rove he’s buyin’ from Rummy on Iraq. Reality don’t mean nuthin’ t’ these here ostriches.
JB
He may not have a “plan”, but I’m quite sure what his strategies will be; immediately shift the blame for everything that goes wrong to the Democrats, accusing them of partisan obstructionism to make him look bad. It won’t matter that it’s nonsense: all that matters is giving the true believers a rationale for continuing to believe.
They’re still campaigning against Clinton, for God’s sake: reality don’t enter into it.
George W. Bush believes so firmly in his support that I don’t think he can make prudent measures to deal with other possible outcomes. If he could, he would fairly assess his failures in Iraq, his failures in diplomacy, his failures domestically, and make changes to address them. Someone so unflinchingly opposed to change can only be doomed for the certain political bullet to his skull long overdue (the bullet being metaphorical, of course, though I’ve long wondered why he hasn’t received the physical one as well).
If the Dems get the House and Senate, I hope one of those “investigations” is an impeachment procedure.
Or do we need a blow job for that? I hear Sen. Foley might be up for that, if Dubya wears a schoolboy outfit…