"His '05 proposals to revamp S.S. & tax code remain, but on a back burner"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Analysis: Bush Beset by Political Miscues

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By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

President Bush has been buffeted by one calamity after another. Try what he may, he just can't seem to find traction for his second-term agenda. With midterm congressional elections approaching, it won't get any easier. The bad news has been coming in waves, from furors over Hurricane Katrina and warrantless wiretapping to the error-plagued rollout of the new Medicare prescription drug program, Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident, growing civil strife in Iraq, and now the Republican revolt over the administration's Dubai port decision.

The controversies have rocked the White House and caused alarm among Republican strategists. Their party's electoral hopes in November may depend on whether Bush is able to right his troubled presidency. "I'm a big reformer. And it's time to reform congressional relations at the White House," said Scott Reed, a GOP consultant who managed Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign.

Some of Bush's recent difficulties were aggravated by the White House failure to consult earlier and more frequently on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are easily offended by perceived presidential slights. This failure to communicate was most pronounced in the current dispute over who should manage America's seaports, but earlier surfaced in Bush's decision to direct the National Security Agency to engage in warrantless domestic electronic spying as part of the war on terror. Republicans, who showed near unequivocal support during Bush's first term, have been backing away as they weigh their own political situations.

Since his State of the Union address Jan. 30, the president has traveled several days a week to promote his agenda, especially proposals on health care, U.S. competitiveness and energy self-reliance. His 2005 proposals to revamp Social Security and the tax code remain, but on a back burner.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060227/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_distracted_presidency

[babylonsister]

1. That has got to be one heckuva mammoth stove with

all those burners! And OT, but is that duck injured? :silly:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

2. Not injured...a little lame, maybe..but the duck'll be retiring in 3 years

PLENTY of time for a full recovery.

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