JOHN W. DEAN - George Bush Is Becoming An Increasingly Dangerous President

[boise1]

President George W. Bush's presidency is a disaster - one that's still unfolding. In a mid-2004 column, I argued that, at that point, Bush had already demonstrated that he possessed the least attractive and most troubling traits among those that political scientist James Dave Barber has cataloged in his study of Presidents' personality types.

Now, in early 2006, Bush has continued to sink lower in his public approval ratings, as the result of a series of events that have sapped the public of confidence in its President, and for which he is directly responsible. This Administration goes through scandals like a compulsive eater does candy bars; the wrapper is barely off one before we've moved on to another.

Currently, President Bush is busy reshuffling his staff to reinvigorate his presidency. But if Dr. Barber's work holds true for this president -- as it has for others - the hiring and firing of subordinates will not touch the core problems that have plagued Bush's tenure.

That is because the problems belong to the President - not his staff. And they are problems that go to character, not to strategy.

http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/dean/20060421.html

[ShortnFiery]

1. Becoming?!? Newsflash ---> He's there! eom

[AuntiBush]

8. Beat me to it!

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[pagam]

2. No suprise here!

An October suprise? no matter what they try to pull, if americans sit by and do nothing, then america deserves whatever the outcome may be.

[boise1]

5. * can do no wrong with the American public come October, it seems

"If there is no "October Surprise," I would be shocked. And if it is not a high-risk undertaking, it would be a first. Without such a gambit, and the public always falls for them, Bush is going to lose control of Congress. Should that happen, his presidency will have effectively ended, and he will spend the last two years of it defending all the mistakes he has made during the first six, and covering up the errors of his ways.

There is, however, the possibility of another terrorist attack, and if one occurred, Americans would again rally around the president - wrongly so, since this is a presidency that lives on fear-mongering about terror, but does little to truly address it. The possibility that we might both suffer an attack, and see a boost to Bush come from it, is truly a terrifying thought."

[AuntiBush]

9. You mean with less then 1/3 of Americans.

Have you seen those poll numbers? After today's gas price-rise, he'll be in the 20s if not already.

Maybe small rural areas still back *, but in heavily populated areas w/voters of all persuasions are past fed-up w/*&CO!
Say, 1 out of 100 whom make up those that think he can do know wrong.

[bluedeminredstate]

3. At least he'll go on record as saying so

and if anyone should know a loose cannon Dean's your man. The scared weasels that refuse to address this issue have my contempt. I hold the repukes more responsible since they have the power to do something and they put party over country. Nixon was taken down by his own party, but things have changed since then. There is no honor among these people.

:grr:

[HereSince1628]

4. Not good news... predicts Guliani as VP, an Oct. surprise and

an expectation of an attack on Iran.

[KoKo]

6. That's why something needs to be done early to pre-empt his

October surprise. Maybe Dean is warning that if this is what's going to happen then Dems better find some way of pre-empting Bush's pre-empt.

I have no idea what Dems could do unless we get help from Repugs on this...or Fitz comes through with more than Rove in an indictment,though.

[AuntiBush]

10. I Think if Something like this should occur

People will be seriously outraged by Bush's pre-empting *and* more angry if the Dems don't do something to stop it.

That's the gist of what I hear from a lot of folks.

[RedEarth]

7. Very interesting......thanks for posting.....

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