Senate Coup! How To Defeat Bush RIGHT NOW!

[MSgt213]

Picture this scenario. John McCain walks into Dubya's office withh a Cheshire Cat grin. He leans down to the Prez and says, "George? Two things. #1 -- The era of insane deficits and funding wars with money we don't have is over. #2 -- Every single thing you want -- tax code "reform", Social Security "reform, the whole bit -- it now goes through ME."

How does this happen? We all know McCain wants to run for President in '08 (hence the degradation rituals of having to embrace a man he obviously loathes). So Harry Reid goes to McCain and says, "John, we have 45 Democratic votes. With your vote and five Republican moderates (there must be five), we can stop Furious George from the craziest parts of his radical agenda. You want to be President, John? Start now."


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[Abelman]

1. That's the craziest idea I've ever heard.

But just crazy enough to work!

[Not Me]

2. OOOOHHHH!!! In a sick kind of LBJ way, I like that.

Except for setting McCain up for 2008.

[meti57b]

3. bush likely promised to support mccain in 2008 in exchange for mccain's

support in 2004.

[The Spirit of JFK]

5. But Bush will be disgraced by then....

NOBODY will want his endorsement.

[GoBlue]

8. Then McCain is an even bigger fool

than I thought he was when he decided to openly support Bush. Like Bush cares anything about loyalty to others. LOL

[Kierkegaard]

4. Wishful thinking.

McCain didn't stump for this fucker so he could strongarm him later. He is caught in the tide and will drift out to sea with all the other bottom feeders dirtying up our house...

[LiberalVoice]

6. it'll never happen...

McCain has proven time and time again that his party colors are more important then the truth...Stop looking for hope where there is only a puppet.

[aquart]

7. Ever heard of defenestration?

McCain would suddenly get the urge to reach the sidewalk without the stairs.

[bullimiami]

9. mccain good idea

im mailing him now.

[meow2u3]

10. We need 6 Republican moderates--not just 5

If we get the 44 Dems, Jeffords, and 5 Republican moderates and/or paleocons, then we'd only have 50. (44+1+5) Cheney breaks the tie. Remember?

[MSgt213]

11. Your forgetting he is mentioning Mccain also so it's six repubs not five

[jmowreader]

12. Two slight problems...

The first is that moderate Republicans are kinda hard to find. I count Olympia Snowe and Lincoln Chafee--and just possibly Mike Crapo, although I'm not counting on it.

And the second is that getting 45 Democrats to agree on anything is like herding cats.