"The problem is that the president doesn't want to make changes"

[dajoki]

link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1605085,00.html

Plame inquiry fallout to bring revamp of Bush presidency

Julian Borger in Washington
Monday October 31, 2005
The Guardian


President George Bush will attempt to relaunch his presidency in January but has "lost some of his confidence" in his three closest advisers - Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and Andrew Card - a US magazine reported yesterday.

The Bush administration is attempting to recover after a devastating week in which the 2,000th American soldier died in Iraq, the president's supreme court nominee was forced to withdraw, and a powerful White House official, Lewis Libby, resigned after being indicted for lying about an intelligence leak.

According to Time magazine: "Top advisers have all but written off the rest of the year as a loss." The White House will instead attempt to salvage the presidency with a relaunch in January's State of the Union address, with a new agenda and possibly some new staff, the report said.

"The problem is that the president doesn't want to make changes," an unnamed White House adviser told Time, "but he's lost some of his confidence in the three people he listens to the most."

[Arkana]

1. So they're going to repackage the same steaming turd.

Something tells me people just ain't gonna listen this time.

[Brundle_Fly]

3. loyalty is a great thing...

but in this case it will crumble and be his undoing.

[dajoki]

14. some people are stupid n/t

[MichiganVote]

2. First, I don't believe it. Second, they'll bury him.Third,Andrew Card

accompanied Bush and Harriet Miers to Camp David this weekend ostensibly to study the pick for SCOTUS.

[brainshrub]

4. His next SOTU speech:

"My fellow Amuricans. Terra tera terra terra. Stay the course. Terra terra. May Jeebus continue to bless the bank accounts of my masters."

[pinto]

5. They are obviously struggling to get a grip. Floating another "big speech"

idea, and the State of the Union, at that, is pure desperation.

Many Americans will remember a recent State of the Union address from this same poseur. They're running out of tricks, it seems.

[hatrack]

16. What next? Hydrogen? AIDS in Africa? Steroids? Sex Slavery? Mars?

Sorry, Chimpy, you used all those already and didn't do jack shit about any of them, and nobody cares what you say in SOTU now, so why not have a piping hot mug of STFU and grab a chair and stop wasting our time.

[pinto]

20. LOL, I'd forgotten the mission to Mars. Somehow, that's really sad.

[dajoki]

22. Mars... maybe we could send him n/t

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. I know, I know! - More tax cuts for the top bracket

Because we look like we could use a good bleeding!

[Spinzonner]

12. George of Crawford

Medieval President

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/77/77rtheodoric.phtml

[LevelB]

7. Why should he change?

He has not made any mistakes. Just ask him.

B

[spindrifter]

8. He can't wait

that long. No matter how slow the Washington pols want to make Nov. and Dec. the administration simply can't tread water and hope that everything is copacetic when he gives the January State of the Nation speech. For one thing, the lose lips around D.C. will be wagging at every little thing. For another, everyone is going to be p*ssed off about how their money is getting eaten up and their isn't enough for the usual shopping frenzy. By that time we will probably have a few cases of weird flu chasing around. I don't think he will dodge all the ice pellets that are out their to make his winter a blunderland.

[...of J.Temperance]

11. Re. He can't wait that long

I completely agree, they're talking about waiting two and a half months.

The SECOND rule of politics is: A WEEK is a LONG time in politics.

[Tanuki]

9. January relaunch

Just in time for the trial of Enron CEO Ken Lay, Bush's buddy and biggest campaign contributor. I don't think they had better count on January being such a great month for him!

[dajoki]

19. what is going on with Kenny boy?

[...of J.Temperance]

10. Re. The State of The Union address

This proves these people have a tin ear - THANK GOD.

Junior is the ONLY *resident to go down in the opinion polls following a State of The Union address...he lost points after his 2004 one and he lost MORE points after his 2005 one.

Also, hardly ANYONE is watching his State of The Union addresses anymore...if I recall ONLY 16 million people watched his 2005 SOTUS (this is possibly that hardcore 35% that he NEVER loses in the polls that are taken)

The MAJORITY of the country isn't buying this crap anymore. The jig is up, it's been up for a while. The Bush bastard will probably survive, there will be no impeachment or whatever, but it's OVER for him and he'll just keep on babbling garbage and talking the same shit over and over again...but NOBODY is listening anymore...and he'll just hobble along like the cripple he is until 2008.

[dajoki]

13. he did enough...

damage already to last for generations, he better be crippled, we can't afford any more of his agenda.

[...of J.Temperance]

18. Don't worry

He's crippled alright.

[UTUSN]

15. Da Problem IS There AIN'T No "President" n/t

[sandnsea]

17. He's known for TWO YEARS

What a load of horse manure. The man has known for two years now who the leakers were. He had plenty of confidence in them last year. What's changed in Bush world? Nada. Just more spew from these corrupt lying bastards.

[dajoki]

21. sure he knows...

he is right in the middle of it.