Is George Bush cracking under the strain of the White House

[CatWoman]

coming up on Scarborough.

[Target_For_Exterm]

1. He's cracked. Does that count?

I despise Bush - I hope the pressure guts him and he can never sleep again. But since he's a psychopath, he's probably sleeping like a baby.

[H2O Man]

2. Thanks.

I have it on.

[HereSince1628]

4. can you let those us who are cable challenged know what he decides?

I love it when one Republican trashes another especially when the trash talk is TRUE.

[H2O Man]

5. I will try.

I'm sure others will help, as well.

[King Coal]

6. Me too. Thanks Cat.

:hi: How are ya anyway?

[CatWoman]

8. KC

:hi:

good to see you.

[NYC]

12. Are you named after Upton Sinclair's book?

Just curious.

[King Coal]

15. No, that was my brother Jungle.

LOL!

[NYC]

45. King Coal was a good book, 1917.

I saw "Harlan County, USA" in the 1970s, and not much has changed.

[az chela]

3. He is so mentally unbalanced how would we know?????

[hippiechick]

7. I'm guessing he's ON crack ...

:smoke:

[madokie]

9. don't know whether to believe any of it or not but its on

seeing clips of Pres Ford intermingling with the 'commons', us and the contrast with the bush* is astounding

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Damn I wish he ran it

and buchannan is busy rewriting history

Ain't he cute?

[King Coal]

11. You know, I wonder what would happen if he did.

I'll bet his poll numbers would go up. I'll give odds, too.

[CatWoman]

13. coming up after the break

and Scarborough just mentioned that the strain is really showing thru Chimpy's appearance.

When I saw him giving condolences today about Ford, I was almost shocked at how hung over and stressed out Chimpy looked.

[H2O Man]

14. I think he

mentioned a Washington Post article of interest earlier ....

[CatWoman]

18. yup

the writer of the article will be on :hi:

[H2O Man]

20. Good.

Should be interesting.

[CatWoman]

23. here's a link to the article in question

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600776.html

[H2O Man]

25. Thank you!

I'm hoping we can eventually link to the transcript for our DU friends who can't watch it on tv.

[Bhaisahab]

51. there's a disgusting display of sycophancy in that article

"Bush and his officials are strong characters; they work hard not to let you see them sweat. But the anguish and exhaustion are there."

sheeesh.

[LynnTheDem]

53. Not any "anguish & exhaustion" over all the deaths and oceans of blood

from bush's illegal invasion, of course.

Just the "anguish & exhaustion" at not being worshipped & blindly obeyed by all.

[lonestarnot]

17. Is the break over yet?

:rofl:

[CatWoman]

19. smart ass

:)

[lonestarnot]

21. ROMFL

:rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Scarborough better be careful.

"Is Bush Cracking?" A while back he asked "Is Bush an Idiot?"

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

22. David Igantius

Pretty astute obsever, IMHO...

[H2O Man]

24. "He is at his best

if he is in a campaign mode, with lots of cheerleaders around him. That's not the case now..." Not an exact quote, but in essence what one guest is saying.

[King Coal]

28. A reference was made that they are playing the "emotional card".

[H2O Man]

29. It was on target.

Bush appears to me to be convinced that the American public should feel sorry for him when a soldier is killed. It reflects his total inability to recognize the wants & needs of other people as distinct individuals. As one guest said, the timing of Bush's emotional turmoil over the deaths seems suspect.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Yeah Sklar from HufPost

It was weird at many levels

[H2O Man]

32. It was.

I think there was too much focus on if the fellow is under strain from the deaths of Americans. I do not believe that is the central issue.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Though from the tapes that joe chose to show

I did see a Nixonian pair of eyes staring back at us...

that sent chills down my back

Perhaps they are starting to set the ground for a resignation

[H2O Man]

35. The photos

are telling.

The other day, when Bush was babbling during a press conference, my younger son said, "Well, the 'Top Gun' character has left the scene."

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. kids will always tell the truth,

still this was probably the weirdest thing I have EVER seen Joe pull, mind you I ain't a fan of his

[H2O Man]

40. For a while I thought

Joe was simply one of the republicans who was willing to drop support of Bush because he knows the administration will be a ball & chain on republicans for years to come. But I am beginning to think that, in his own strange way, he recognizes that Bush & Cheney have damaged the USA in a most serious way.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. Yeah and he is trying to say it

but not say it at the same time.

He also stopped believing in government and has beoome quite a cynic in some ways.

[calimary]

47. Also, scarborough was on about the emotion that bush showed this

last time, and cued the clip.

HAH! WHAT emotion? There wasn't any. He was deadpanning it. "My heart breaks. I read about it every day. I grieve with every mother and father - the loss of their son or daughter, blah-blah-blah." Just THE MOST disingenuous, phony-ass, insincere, trumped up bad acting job since Paulie Shore started trying to make movies. CRIMINY!!! And there was NO emotion. Like he was reading off of cue cards. I've SEEN georgie-poo get a little moist-eyed. There was nothing here, at least not in the clip scarborough chose to show. I didn't bother trying to catch any full press conference. I kept waiting for somebody to start pantomiming playing some big air-violin when the clip was over. Would have been fitting. The only thing missing was "now, watch this drive."

Frankly, that son-of-a-bitch SHOULD be cracking under the strain. He SHOULD be suffering. BTW - one of the panelists brought up that People magazine interview in which our boy george gave his cocky little response about how people would be surprised to know that he sleeps well every night. It was a good reminder to put in, here, and I'm glad. This guy's a psycho. CERTAINLY doesn't feel anybody's pain. Why should he? He's so frickin' insulated and coddled. He's never even had to get his hands dirty. What would he know from pain? Here's hoping he gets all the pain he can eat, straight up the ass this year.

:nopity:

[H2O Man]

52. There is a saying

about sociopaths: "They know the lyrics, but not the tune." When Bush spoke of his heartbreak, I thought that saying fit like a glove.

[calimary]

66. Good one! Really fits, I think.

:thumbsup:

[TheCowsCameHome]

26. Or vice versa..................

[Doctor_J]

27. What strain?

he said he sleeps just fine. You must have a conscience to feel strain.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

46. The strain of commuting

between Crawford, TX, and Camp David, MD. Constantly bouncing from one vacation spot to another. It ain't easy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Ok that was rather strange

Though I did like how Joe could not make Scklar (Huf Post) byte

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

33. Why cover such a point now? It's too late

to exhibit said point now. Way too fucking late. Oct 2002 Resolution would have been a great time to exhibit such said 'CoNcErn'. Asshole Talking Heads ~ Scarborough et crew.

go to fucking hell, the likes of you on all the networks.

~~ps, Happy New Year CatWoman~~
~~GB DU~~
God help us all.

[lonestarnot]

39. Have you given up hope? of stopping further destruction of the U.S.,

the environment, the world, anything that means anything?

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

67. My post was not about my Hope, It was about my

HATE.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

42. Yeah, the less visible corporate types who were whoring cheerleaders for the IWR, et. al.

think they can get away with mimicking the authentically principled edginess that Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, Arianna Huffington, Michael Moore, Mike Malloy, Stephen Colbert, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Phil Donahue and :loveya: Molly Ivins owned from day one of this horrific debacle.



Dear God, forgive me my hating of these little cockroaches who scurry from one safe little dark corner to another. And, I'm pretty sure I'm an atheist.
MKJ

edited for syntax, etc.

[Gabi Hayes]

36. I love Rachel Sklar....she's not buying the new, empathic Bush, who

said something about the pain he feels as he reads about soldiers dying in combat

she asked, "Where was the pain when Cindy Sheehan sat camped outside his ranch, and Bush refused to see her? Where was the pain when he refused to allow the photos of flag draped coffins to appear as they returned to the US?"

she caught the cheap cynicism of the WH very well, and Joe was taken aback, not being able to digest the idea that this WH could POSSibly be using this new, emotional Bush as merely the latest cheap PR trick employed by the Bernaysians in charge of Newspeak distribution.

[H2O Man]

38. That was

a definite high point. She is very, very good.

[King Coal]

43. I'll tell you what she is, H20 Man, she's a liberal. Or as you say:

a progressive.

Where was Bush's anguish when he was joking about trying to find WMD under the furniture? This "emotional card" is more of the same set of lies. If he can truly have remorse so can Saddam. Americans are very forgiving and willing to do as the liberal guest suggested. She said we should discuss the problem and carry on with what is best for the country. But no, Bush's anguish is for himself because he is toast and the Joe Scarborough's have hung him out to dry.

[Minnesota_Lib]

44. The only reason I watch Joe is because Rachel is a regular. Love her.

[A Simple Game]

48. I didn't watch it, but I still know she called it right.

* is all of a sudden emotional and emphatic? According to * and Laura, he is also a prolific reader now.

Me thinks they are trying to redefine * for his legacy, or pretrial sympathy, which ever comes first.

The next thing you know they will try to sell him as compassionate. Like that would ever work!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

49. No. At least not from grief.

I've seen plenty of pictures of him throughout these holidays smiling and grinning and looking happy go lucky as can be. Lots of parties to attend, lots of jingle bell moments. Now that the parties are over, show 'em your best sad and concerned face. Horseshit.

[Tsiyu]

50. Makes me almost wish I had cable

Thanks to those of you who gave us some snippets.

As for GWB, I am not a "believer" per se, but I do believe there is power in mass consciousness, and that all of the disgust and disdain that the world feels for DumbyAss has an energy all its own.

There is no way all of those negative vibes wouldn't have some impact. Couple that with a Dem- controlled Congress and that poser in the White House is karmic and political toast.

I'll put it this way, if he's not cracking up, he's more insane than we thought.

[H2O Man]

55. I think he appears

unstable, but I do not believe it is the consequence of a Grinch-like experience, where he has suddenly grown a heart that provides him the capacity to feel the pain he has caused. He remains the single most self-centered, attention-seeking brat on earth. He has grown up to believe that he is the exact center of the universe, including his expressed belief that THE God selected him for the presidency.

With this "God-chosen" delusion, he felt that his will was divine. If he wanted to attack Saddam, and thus out-do his earthly father's accomplishments, he could. If Dick Cheney told him he could re-make the Middle East in his own image, it became the earthly mission of George W. Bush.

When American military men and women were wounded or killed, George saw it as a reflection of his bravery. It was not something uniquely attributed to those soldiers -- few knew their names, and fewer saw their remains shipped back. But we saw Iron Eyes George W, shedding that tear. Noble warrior, he.

When things went on the downward spiral, George knew it was God, testing the sad and weakly human folk's faith in God .... but not in George. He knew. He had that special comfort that comes to only the most select and divine man on earth.

The "war president" was the pope of death and destruction. Few in Washington dared oppose him openly. But, in the manner that all of history's savage fools self-destruct -- and in the exact way that those with dreams of empire are defeated -- it is reality that is causing Bush the stress and strain. He is doing his best to ignore, deny, and avoid reality. But it's knocking on his door.

[Tsiyu]

57. No doubt, H20 Man

And good to chat with you :hi:

But I still believe the collective negativity directed at him has an impact. He thought he was so clever, everyone would just buy his evil - lock, stock and barrel. What a shock for the whole cabal to realize they are hated and doomed to be called enemies of the US in the history books (at least, the ones I'll be reading or penning!)

[H2O Man]

58. I agree

with you 100% on the collective negativity's impact. When polls said that 70% +/- supported him, he took pride in being able to take an "in-your-face" stance towards his opposition. But now he is aware that 70% +/- oppose him, including many he thought were his friends.

[WinkyDink]

61. Apparently, Poppy is shocked as well, at the depth of hatred for

his boy---not that he doesn't understand it, but that he thought we had all been FOOLED.

[Tsiyu]

63. What idiots they all are, really

Their love of money and power has absolutely blinded them to reality. AS I watch them mentally disintegrate, I am just amazed that it took so long.

Every evil, greedy, bloodthirsty cretin has to face himself one day, and it looks like the day has come for TBTB.

[trekbiker]

59. you nailed it H20 man!!

wish I could write and express my thoughts so well.

[LynnTheDem]

54. "You know, I don't worry all that much. I've got peace of mind."

"I'm sleeping pretty good. Seriously. I get asked that. There's times when I hadn't been. I've got peace of mind."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/06/03/BL2005060300818.html

[H2O Man]

56. Stunning.

It is still difficult to accept that this man was put into office.

[DemReadingDU]

62. I cringe every time I hear Bush's voice

He makes no sense in his talking. It's all babble. I think Bush just like to talk to hear his own voice.

[EFerrari]

65. Psychopath.

[cwydro]

60. Haven't read this whole thread yet.

so apologizing if I repeat. But personally I think he looks like hell.

[catmandu57]

64. I've made it a point to watch his appearance

I know the fool* is suffering now, I believe it 's not from any sudden formation of conciseness, but rather the knowledge that the game is over, the piper will have his payment. The fucker* is caught big time, the only way out is total destruction, with him and his contemptible brood scurrying into their roach hole while the rest of us suffer for his actions.
The question now is, can he actually do it?