Howard Fineman just said.

[slater71]

"I have never seen George Bush look like this in the eight years I covered him. He looked like a defeated man." He is on Hardball now. And added that he looked like he was not in charge.

[aquart]

1. "Looking" ain't good enough.

I want him to really be there.

[MADem]

2. Ooops, the White House doc needs to up the Monkey's meds NT

[Lindacooks]

3. I saw that too. My jaw dropped.

And I LOVE IT!

[napi21]

4. I heard that! Even the other guest and Tweety agreed with him!

At the very end of the discussion, Howard & Tweety said "Don't just listen to what these leaders say, but watch what they do, their body language, their movements."

That was quite a segment!

[Tom Joad]

5. I think Olmert is in charge.

[Strelnikov_]

16. I Think Destiny Is In Charge

Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

- Sir Winston Churchill

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I mean, lets face it. We are sending troops in Baghdad. I think there is little chance that this can end any way but badly.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

27. Hope it's not another Alamo n/t

[panader0]

6. I just saw a recent photo of * on the cover of 'Senior Voice"

Don't ask me why it was sent to me,(as I'm only 55) but his nose is very red, a drinkers nose.

[tridim]

7. What happened to Tweets? He's changed his tune completely

Within a few days I think.

[Samantha]

17. He put his finger up to the wind

and decided to cross the political street. It's all about the numbers for Chris Matthews, not the wrong or the right of the matter.

[panader0]

8. You've gotta think that when billions of people hate you, the vibe

has to have an effect after a while, even on the brain dead.

[TomInTib]

9. He could be, in sheer numbers, the most villified person in history

That would have to be a heavy weight.

[MissWaverly]

10. I want us to have a real president in charge

enough of these, "I really rather ride my bike" guys. The White House is not a personal
gym, let's get someone in there like FDR who can handle what's been messed up by
the Decider. You say that's impossible, I say, It is possible, everybody, tell what
you know, about 9-11, about Iraq, about wiretapping, about the dirty elections, about
secret prisons, the non hunt for Osama, leak everything, buy those free phones with no contract, call overseas journalists but get the truth out.

[Lexingtonian]

11. What was the context?

I'll guess the "good news" charade on Iraq he and Maliki are trying to pull.

[Gloria]

12. Tweety just closed the show by pushing D-Eliot Engel (?)

over the point that Presidents always have worn two hats....support Israel, but also being a broker. He said Bush has only worn one hat.

I never watch Tweety, but I had to do a silent "hurrah"--the whole concept of being an "honest broker" has been tossed and nobody seems to care.

[BeatleBoot]

13. Fineman's Quote Makes Me Think That The Current Middle East

crisis was not planned by the Bushies.

I thought maybe this was all in the works for the November Elections.

Maybe so.

Or maybe, as Fineman alludes to, this whole thing is spiraling out of control and these retards don't know what to do.

I think Bush has a bigger problem than Iraq, now.

Just my two cents.

[LSK]

15. Bush's comments last week he made when the mic was left on

Indicate that he is pissed about the situation.

[orleans]

14. howard looked intense and worried, and i believe he said "10"

years

[Marie26]

19. Bush is falling apart

I've said it before & I'll say it again. His defenses are disintegrating & he's heading for a full-blown mental breakdown.

[BeatleBoot]

22. You're right about the "10" years

Fineman followed him in Texas when he ran for Governor.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

18. When the fuck did he look like he was in charge of anything???!! n/t

[Bluebear]

20. Beer Bong Olympics at the frat - 1968

He rocked, man.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. I stand corrected. n/t

[NNadir]

23. Who is Howard Fineman?

I never heard of him.

[ourbluenation]

25. Newsweek reporter

[NNadir]

26. Thanks.

[spanone]

24. Howie, it's hard work to fuck up a nation, let alone the whole world.

It's hard work, real hard work.

[Clarkie1]

28. Were they talking about after the meeting with Maliki?

I noticed exactly the same thing, as I have posted elsewhere. I've never seen him look like that. Devasted and beaten is the only words I can think of to describe it.