‘There is a real sadness there’ in the White House.»

[babylonsister]

:cry::nopity:


‘There is a real sadness there’ in the White House.»

The Washington Post reports today that loyal Bushies are engaging in upbeat talk to mask “disappointment and frustration among many White House staffers,” who see their boss as “a good and steadfast man who has gotten a bad rap”:

“Everybody kind of wanted to spend the last 100-plus days doing some legacy things, and the financial crisis has thrown a wrench into that,” said one prominent Republican who regularly talks with senior White House officials.

“You have a combination of no legacy stuff, a horrible economic mess and the likelihood that Obama is going to win,” this person added. “There is a real sadness there.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/02/there-is-a-real-sadness-there-in-the-white-house/

[hobbit709]

1. All together now

AAWW!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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[BR_Parkway]

60. Get the fuck out of our house! Oh, wait - I thought that's what we were

screaming all together - guess I'll just have to wait until Tuesday like everyone else!

[roguevalley]

65. they're just mad they have to come back and live in REALITY

like the rest of us. since they made their own 'Reality' for so long, it might trip them up, poor widdow babies. Maybe a tour in Sing-Sing will cheer them up.

[Thor_MN]

87. No, they realize thay have to find jobs in the economy they helped create

[barbtries]

2. gee. how sad.

i wonder how all the people who are dead today who would be alive if it wasn't for that fuck feel about it all.

[surrealAmerican]

44. Exactly, as usual, they are sad about all the wrong things...

... and so self-centered it makes you sick.

[TZ]

3. Oh woe!

People are losing their houses,jobs, retirements and lively hoods..but hey that doesn't matter! Poor Bushies can't solidify their history!:sarcasm:
Fucking idiots don't get it STILL after 8 years. Really they are the Marie Antoinette of American Govt!:banghead:
I can't WAIT for Jan 20th

[DrDan]

5. so they don't see two wars, massive layoffs, a limited leadership role

around the world, a growing crisis in the environment as areas to add to that sadness?

Screw 'em. They broke it - they own it.

[intheflow]

49. What's more, they don't see

:two wars, massive layoffs, a limited leadership role around the world, (and) a growing crisis in the environment" as their legacy. Idjits.

[zazen]

6. "Sadness"!!?????? They pulverized infants and _now_ they're "sad"?

Sometimes I really despair for humanity. Such banality among murderers and their complicit underlings. In such an "enlightened" democracy.

[arcadian]

68. Well said, zazen

:hi:

[eowyn_of_rohan]

7. This just makes me want to bring back the stockade...

So we can throw rotten tomatoes at them. NO sympathy.

[TankLV]

41. Stockade? I want to bring back the GUILLOTINE!!!

[Myrina]

8. Having been a West Wing fan ...

... I can see how the staffers would be bummin' cause they're the ones who are totally invested, who live to be 'civil servants' and when their jobs end it will be like experiencing a death in the family.

Bush, Cheney and the other un-dead Cabinet members? They don't give a shit. Their offshore bank accounts and property deals are sealed, and I honestly don't think they were ever really 'true believers' in anything other than how to embezzle the country's money for 8 years.

[onethatcares]

9. All we are saying, is

ain't that too bad,
:rofl:

[bronxiteforever]

10. He is a man who ran an intentionally divisive government

that used national tragedy and patriotism to start a meaningless war which resulted in the deaths of thousands who meant us no harm.

He robbed the poor to give to the rich.

The list of failure is endless but history will judge him one of the most destructive leaders in the history of our country

[barbtries]

66. if not the world. n/t

[flor-de-jasmim]

11. So sad. So they're "left with just" gutting consumer protection, then?!

[ixion]

12. when what they should be feeling is the cold floor of a cell in the Hague

so I guess this is working out pretty well for them.

:nopity:

[radfringe]

13. bush sheds a tear

when he looks at the couch where he choked on a pretzel

[randr]

14. TFB--So sorry these assholes can't continue to manufacture

reality.
I never thought I would welcome any crisis on my nation, however, the financial situation seems to have been the antidote for the complacency of many people. It has lifted the veil and exposed the incompetence at a most critical juncture.
We will survive the financial problems. I do not think we would have survived more neo-con fascism.

[cureautismnow]

15. They should be jumping for joy...

That they weren't impeached and/or imprisoned. Cry me a river of crocodile tears. :nopity:

[jimshoes]

16. Believe me when I tell you this, but

that makes me so happy I could almost taste it. Oh, and fuck all you creeps and other bootlickers that have propped up this asswipe phony that has turned this once great country into a laughing stock. Really, eat shit, series.

[soothsayer]

17. somebody call a wahhhhmublance

[lonestarnot]

23. Better call out the whole fucking fleet!

:rofl:

[deminks]

18. Yeah, like hoppin' to the lobbying jobs isn't gonna be so easy, is it?

or trying to find something in the private sector to fit what should have been their resume. Working for someone with a negative approval rating doesn't let the job offers line up quite right, does it? Too bad. Some may even get caught in what they did, gawd willing.

[fishwax]

19. and after all the happiness they've brought the country, too

:sarcasm:

:eyes:

[IDemo]

20. No there isn't

Real sadness:

An Iraqi father cradles his dead child

A New Orleans family surveys their devastated home

A wrongly imprisoned man wonders how he will ever see the outside of Gitmo again

A veteran is denied badly needed medical benefits

[dipsydoodle]

21. Would they like......

[MonteLukast]

22. Why should they feel sad?

Their man Bush has been highly successful at bullying and blackmailing to get his way. They've left such a lasting change on our culture that it's going to take years of hard work to clean up the elephant dung.

"Legacy"?? :rofl: The rest of us will be putting up with their "legacy" for a long time.

[MindMatter]

24. Cry me a freaking river

[alarimer]

25. How can these people be delusional?

They are (presumably) not mentally ill. They just ignore stuff they don't want hear.

Hey, White House people, all the problems we have are YOUR BOSS'S FAULT!

[LiberalHeart]

26. I hope they get to do some legacy stuff -- like spending time in prison.

[TroglodyteScholar]

27. The destruction of the world economy IS their legacy.

If this administration had any decency or empathy, they wouldn't be sad--they'd be suicidal.

[UTUSN]

28. I've been "sad" for 7 years & 10 months. Tiime for me to get HAPPY!1 n/t

[GinaMaria]

51. sad and disappointed do not begin to describe

the country's experience for the last 8 years. They are no where near knowing how we felt. They were a horror in our history. People are dead because of them. Our country is bankrupt because of them. Our constitution is in shreds because of them. They should all be in prison. I hope history remembers them accurately and all future generations never forget the lessons learned from this coup.

[Vickers]

29. "no legacy"

Are they joking? He's leaving a HECKUVA legacy!

- illegal war

- torture of enemy combatants

- suspension of habeus corpus

- gas prices through the roof

- $700,000,000,000 of our money to the banks with no oversight in place

- illegal wiretapping

- put a couple of unqualified Repuke stooges on the Supreme Court

- market tanking

etc. etc.

[myrna minx]

30. Oh, they have a legacy alright: A legacy of destruction.

Boo-Hoo bastards.

[kayakjohnny]

31. For people that believe in pre-emption, why didn't they pre-empt

'that real sadness in the White House'? I wish I were in DC so I could knock on the door and kick them while they're down. And laugh at them. Then spit on them. Every fucking one of them. Staffers included. They hitched their wagon to a shit train, and now they wonder why it smells so bad?

[eowyn_of_rohan]

32. We are baaad

(or not) That is just how I felt instantly when I read this. Hence my wanting to bring back the stockade and throw crap at them.

[kayakjohnny]

35. Speaking of throwing things...... (just sayin')

HARRY THE HAGGLER:
Stones, sir?
MANDY:
Naah. They've got a lot there, lying around on the ground.
HARRY THE HAGGLER:
Oh, not like these, sir. Look at this. Feel the quality of that. That's craftsmanship, sir.
MANDY:
Hmmm. Aah, all right. We'll have, uh, two with points and... a big flat one.
BRIAN:
Could I have a flat one, Mum?
MANDY:
Shh!
BRIAN:
Sorry. Dad.
MANDY:
Ehh, all right. Two points, ah, two flats, and a packet of gravel.
HARRY THE HAGGLER:
Packet of gravel. Should be a good one this afternoon.
MANDY:
Hehh?
HARRY THE HAGGLER:
Local boy.
MANDY:
Oh, good.
HARRY THE HAGGLER:
Enjoy yourselves.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

37. I prefer rotten vegetables

splat!

[wtmusic]

59. Oh, they don't know sad yet. nt

[ismnotwasm]

33. Good

I hope that disgusting waste of air bush and anyone who supports him is crying every day with pictures of the dead and injured from wars, from those who lost everything in New Orleans, just for starters in their dreams every night

I also hope they to to prison and I'd love to think they live in fear of prosecution.

[bluedawg12]

34. "a good and steadfast man ?" Denial and rationalization

on over time.

There's a reason his legacy is what it is -- he made it so!

[Catshrink]

36. Call a Waaaaammmmulance.

[stillcool]

38. Legacy stuff?

that explains it. When I think of Bush's legacy stuff like those million plus dead Iraqi's I get sad too.

[MinneapolisMatt]

39. BOOFUCKINGHOO.

Tell that to a dead soldier's family, you bunch of assholes.

[NanceGreggs]

40. One wonders what "legacy things" ...

... they thought they were going to pull out of the dung heap they've spent eight years creating.

Jesus Hussein Christ, these people are truly delusional.

[Laelth]

42. Sad? They should be ecstatic.

Their plan to seize near-dictatorial power, loot the treasury, enrich their friends, and saddle the country with crushing debt that compromises the effectiveness of the Federal government has succeeded brilliantly.

I eagerly await prosecution of the whole lot of them for treason and war crimes. Think they're unhappy now? Let's see how happy they are in prison.

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[leftofthedial]

43. "sadness"??? WTF??!!??!!?

If there was an ounce of justice in this world (which there is not), there would be orange jumpsuits and manacles there.

[smoogatz]

45. Note again the total disconnect: no one could have anticipated

that radical deregulation of the financial sector could have lead to a catastrophic economic meltdown. Oh, and Bush is pretty much directly responsible for the destruction of the Republican brand, too. But I guess no one could have anticipated that if you run the most corrupt and incompetent administration since Harding that the voters might actually get pissed off.

Jesus. What a bunch of dickheads these people are.

[JBoy]

46. Want a legacy? Start documenting shit for the war crimes prosecutor.

[drumwolf]

47. Hey, who says Bush doesn't have a positive legacy?

He destroyed the GOP. That is about as positive a legacy as you can leave behind.

[GinaMaria]

They need to get over their delusional selves!

a good and steadfast man who has gotten a bad rap What the hell kind of drugs are these people on?

You have a combination of no legacy stuff, a horrible economic mess and the likelihood that Obama is going to win That's what happens when you stop listening to we the people and just go rogue with the government. How can they possibly be surprised by the results of their own actions? :shrug:

[nichomachus]

48. "Legacy things" -- yeah, pardons, deregulating, and stealing all out money n/t

[LibDemAlways]

50. I just feel bad for the Obamas that in the traditional shift of

power where the next President's family shows up at the WH for a visit with the current family they will be stuck having to spend time with the chimps. Usually the two "Presidents" and their families get together on the morning of inauguration day as well.

I just hope the Obamas bring in a highly-skilled crew of fumigators. That place is going to need it.

[Catshrink]

54. Little Sasha or Malia will make it right.

One of them will offer up some brilliant bit of childhood wisdom that will sum up the * legacy better than any pundit or policy wonk could even dream of. I love those girls!

[glitch]

52. Pathetic, to kill hundres of thousands, loot trillions yet still expect respect.

They are much more than sad.

[lunatica]

53. Karma

Believe me Republicans, it will get even worse. Prepare to be deeply depressed for a very long time. Maybe even years. And prepare yourselves for being skewered by history. You will stand out in this country's history every bit as much as the McCarthy Era does.

Get used to it because you're branded for life by your own works.

[Octafish]

55. Gettin' the pardons ready is hard work.

There's a lot of paperwork involved. To shred, too.

[Sedona]

64. Is that my congressman Rick Renzi

OMG I jus threw up in my mouth a little bit thinking of him getting pardoned for 25 corruption indictments.

:puke:

[Octafish]

67. Wow! I thought it was Abramoff.

Renzi's a regular Bushfellah, though.
No matter who's in the pic,
it shows birds of their feather,
are corrupt together.

[lunatica]

56. The worlds biggest tiny violin symphony

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[BoneDaddy]

57. Aww those poor bushies

I feel so bad for them. They are going to experience what we have been experiencing for the past 8 years. If the founding fathers were alive, the entire cabinet would have been hung for treason.

[Gman2]

58. It'll build character. It did for us. We are such characters by now,

That this election, we are Bugs Bunny, and they are, .........................................................Elmer Fudd HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[LiberalPersona]

61. No sadness here

Nearly everyone on the planet wants to forget the whole ordeal of this presidency.

[Downtown Hound]

62. When Bush is screaming in agony

then it will be a slight taste of what he deserves.

[Arugula Latte]

63. Oh, I feel so much sorrier for these people than for the 1,000s of Iraqis they maimed & slaughtered

Oh, and the pity they evoke in me is far greater than that for the people of New Orleans who were left to drown like rats.

:eyes:

[LynnTheDem]

71. "1,000s"? You're missing 3 more naughts.

At least 3 more.

[Arugula Latte]

79. I know ... Thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands ...

:(

[moondust]

69. They can take their hankies with them

into solitary confinement.

[LynnTheDem]

70. 22%.

George W. Bush now holds the record of the lowest approval rating ever recorded for a sitting U.S. President. Additionally, he also holds the record for highest disapproval rating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_perception_of_George_W._Bush

A "bad rap" are the hundreds of thousands of George W. bUsh's casualties.

[Contrary1]

78. And there you have it folks...his legacy. The only thing I hope Bush accomplishes the last 79 days,

is to sink even lower in his approval rating.

[EFerrari]

72. It took me a long time to say this on DU. FUCK THOSE PEOPLE.

Torture, illegal war, spying on Americans, sacking our treasury, corrupting our Justice Department -- corrupting our regulatory agencies.

Fuck you big and little.

[codjh9]

73. Yeah, a 'good man' who's waged a war we didn't need, and another war on the environment that he's

STILL DOING, the monster! I hope he rots in hell for his 'work' on that issue alone. Him & Dick 'Dick' Cheney both.

[deutsey]

74. White House Staffers: Fuck you n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

75. lots of happiness outside the white house on Nov 5th

[YellowRubberDuckie]

76. You know, Bush seems like he could be a really awesome person...

...if his politics just weren't so damned screwed up. He'd be someone you could hang out with at a party or something and think he's a cool guy, as long as the conversation stayed on sports and family and innocuous stuff like that.
:shrug: I may be way off. Who knows?
Duckie

[Arugula Latte]

80. Really? To me, he always seemed like a frat house dickhead kind of guy.

The kind of guy who would have his buddy go on all fours behind you so he could push you backwards, or the kind of guy who would hold a seat out for you to sit and then pull it out from under you at the last second.

[latebloomer]

88. same impression

A prick with ears.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

77. "doing some legacy things"

It's already done. As is your boss.

[JanMichael]

81. oh, the poor little history class flunkies.

Damn the luck.

[undeterred]

82. No bye bye party, they feel unappreciated and sorry for themselves.

Boo frickin hoo.

[onager]

83. Memo to Obama: Clean (White) House!!!

Legacy stuff, my ass.

Repeating myself as usual, but Obama needs to clean out that White House staff from top to bottom.

Let's remember when Clinton moved in. His staffers said they "couldn't even find the light switches." So they retained a loyal, grateful Bush staffer named Linda Tripp.

I guess some of these asshats are Civil Service, not political appointees, and can't be fired. But they can certainly be transferred.

I think it would be exceptionally fitting if most them got transferred to the Interior Department, Division of Fish Hatcheries and Endangered Animal Population Counting. In Alaska, of course.

[glinda]

84. Not as sad as I have been for eight years.

[hatrack]

85. Boo. Fucking. Hoo.

Let me repeat that for our hard-of-reading Freeptard friends:

BOO FUCKING HOO

Little Georgie Pantload and his fellow liver flukes are all broken up about how "unappreciated" they are. FUCK. THEM.

[Hekate]

86. Bush gutted the Civil Service. Now we have melamine in our food chain, & NOLA drowned...

Not to worry, little staffers. Don't be riding a bummer -- George W. Bush has done a heckuva job, and he leaves a hell of a legacy.

Hekate

[busybl]

89. tell bush to pick up his severance check

and get out of our house.

[byronius]

90. He'll become the ultimate symbol of Banal Evil.

A stone around the neck of conservative ideology that will hang there FOREVER.

[opihimoimoi]

91. The man blew it...it didn't have to be this way...Bush had an Op to do Good Things

He chose not to....

They Deserve to Lose abd they Deserve this Sadness

Fuck um....they cost us homes, lives, misery, pain, jobs, hope, monies, etc....they cost us National Pride and Respect/Credibility. They cost us our FUTURE...the GOOD ONE...

Sad???...they should visit some widows of the War...the bastards...

[illuminaughty]

92. AND I WANT EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE BACK!

Get out!!! You worst of the worst of the ...all work and no play makes Jack a dull boyall work and no play makes Jack a dull boyall work and no play makes Jack a dull boyall work and no play makes Jack a dull boyall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy HERE's Obama.


Ok, I feel better.

[MrSlayer]

93. Well, if Chimpy hadn't governed like a complete madman they wouldn't be so sad.

These criminals deserve to be in pain.