Adviser tells Bush 'lawyer up' in case Dems take over

[kpete]

Adviser tells Bush 'lawyer up' in case Dems take over

Time: Presidential adviser wants Bush to 'beef up' White House Counsel's office fearing possible Dem-controlled House probes

Ron Brynaert
Published: Sunday July 23, 2006

An adviser to President George W. Bush wants the White House Counsel's office to be "beef up" in case a possibly Democratic controlled House pursues a "tangle of investigations," according to a Time Magazine web exclusive.

Near the end of an article about how "the crisis in Lebanon has dragged the Administration into the role of potential peacemaker," Time's Mike Allen reports that the Administration's "outlook" for the midterm elections reads "ominous" for the Republican Party and for President Bush.

"As for Bush himself, he is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections," writes Allen for Time.

"Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the G.O.P. that one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel's office for the tangle of investigations that a Democrat-controlled House might pursue," Allen continues.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Time_Presidential_adviser_wants_Bush_to_0723.html
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1218016,00.html

[Fleshdancer]

1. This is sad and infuriating

I don't care what party is in charge...when the legal advice is to be prepared for a "tangle of investigations" if and when the other political party gains control of Congress, then there is something terribly wrong.

On a second note, I'm also infuriated that the reason for Bush to postpone his month long vacation is so that he can campaign for the midterms. Iraq is in civil war, Israel and Hezbollah are killing each other, Goddess only knows what hurricane season will bring and POLITICS is the reason why he's not going on vacation???

:wtf:

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. The second strategy will try to gain the empathy of the Republican

population to at least invoke a mercy rule in the investigation. It worked with the BCCI & it worked in Iran-Contra. I admit I was suckered in the Iran-Contra investigation. I felt so sorry for Reagan that I was one of those who thought the Dems were meanies for pursuing their investigation. I'm sorrier now that they didn't go balls to the wall.

[stepnw1f]

22. They Pretty Much Know He's a Criminal

That's why they will be trying to fix this November's election.

[Postman]

2. Seems they know they're a bunch of criminals..

"lawyer up" all you want, asshole.

[dave123williams]

4. Right; if they haven't done wrong, what's with all the lawyers?

[Joanne98]

8. Right. If he hasn't done anything wrong, he wouldn't mind!

[madokie]

7. between you me and the mailbox I say he will be broke when

it is all said and done. So many investigations to come where will they start, but start they must.

[Monkeyman]

13. true they most

[tblue37]

19. Why? We, the taxpayers, will be footing the bill for his

legal advice.

[Cleita]

3. Looks like they might have their election riggers out in

force too.

[DancingBear]

5. "he is curtailing his traditional August working vacation

at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections"

What a crock of shit.

Wouldn't have anything to do with "uninvited anti-war company" now, would it George?

Why the press eats these lies up is just beyond me.

[babylonsister]

11. Actually, he is going to Crawford, werking hard while there, no doubt.

Washington Wire: "Bush will mix work with vacation time at Crawford ranch. Aides explore August swing to battleground state such as Pennsylvania, where Republicans are defending three endangered House seats and Sen. Santorum. Also planned: one-year commemoration of Hurricane Katrina, viewed by Republican strategists as biggest second-term setback."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/07/21/bushs_work...

[Monkeyman]

15. To bad Rove's free Bush would have to do it alone

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. I hope he spills his guts to public counsel.

[klook]

10. Mention this the next time some Repuke calls Democrats

the "Party of Lawyers."

The Republicans are the Party of Criminals and their Mouthpieces.

[Ms. Clio]

23. yes, they hate those evil "trial lawyers"

until they need one to save their sorry asses from the slammer.

[StellaBlue]

12. hahahahaha

"As for Bush himself, he is curtailing his traditional August working vacation at the ranch so that he can barnstorm before the midterm elections," writes Allen for Time.

[Solly Mack]

14. I can hear the spin already "Witch-Hunt" "Payback for Clinton"

It would be a wonderful thing to see Bush go to prison.

I just wish the "politics" of it all wasn't so predictable.

[Davis_X_Machina]

17. Don't forget 'criminalizing policy differences'. n/t

[Solly Mack]

18. Oh yeah! That was a good one too!!

Not good as in valid...but good as in "what a way to spin crimes"

[Pierogi_Pincher]

16. I misread at first

part of the O.P. saying that XXXX was gonna 'brainstorm' before the mid-terms--and thought, now that's impossible. :crazy:

P_P

:dem:

[Olney Blue]

20. Barnstorm? I guess that's appropriate for the repiglicans.

[JerseygirlCT]

21. Poor baby will miss some vacation! How could they do this

to him?

[kentuck]

24. The Democrats will be so thrilled at being back in power...

that they would not think of holding Mr Bush to the letter of the law... he shouldn't worry.

[emulatorloo]

26. I think you are wrong - ROVE/BUSH cannot afford to have Dems in power

Senator Pat "Cover Up" Roberts will be replaced by Rockefeller.

Pat has covered for Bush since day one, especially in stalling and stonewalling the iraq intel phase II investigation.

You know, the one that will show that Bush FIXED THE INTELLIGENCE/

The one that Rockefeller is dying to have.

And don't tell me you think John Conyers will sit back and relax once he has a committee chair.

[jean]

25. His barnstorming will help elect Dems - bring him on! Get him

out in the open where the press will have to report on his comings and goings.

[formercia]

27. I get it now...

"the crisis in Lebanon has dragged the Administration into the role of potential peacemaker,"

Just in time for the mid term elections.


Start a war then make yourself look good by stopping the carnage.


It's like the old joke about a man beating his head against a wall. When asked why, he replied "It feels good when I stop."