What if Bush pulled a Johnson?

[ShaneGR]

I've been thinking about this lately. I know it's a real longshot, but what if Bush were to announce he was not seeking re-election. Would the Republican Party nominate their candidate on the floor of the convention hall in New York?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. They woudl have to

as this would push the GOP into a real crisis, no time to run special
elections

By teh way, nice dream

[Bozita]

2. Judge Roy Moore would likely be their nominee

Compassionate Christian Conservatism

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Nah, when Bu$h goes down

he's going to try to take the rest of us with him. He is the most vindictive person in history.

[AgentLadyBug]

4. lol - i can just see the ballsy journalist asking....

"Mr. President! Mr. President! How do you respond to the rumors, that you're considering not running for re-election due to your complete incompetence and cronyism on both the domestic and foreign fronts?"

rofl - ah, then i could respect journalism more than psychology majors.....

[billybob537]

5. McCain

Could win but it would be a come from behind campaign. What do you do with the babysitter?:puke:

[ShaneGR]

6. I was thinking Gulianni

Or Bill Frist

[billybob537]

7. Frist

Has a credibility deficit.

[ShaneGR]

14. What credibility deficit?

Hey, he's better than Trent Lott was, at least as a Majority Leader. You know that guys already campaigning in Iowa? And he's hard to attack because he doesn't say anything overtly offensive in terms of race, or sex, etc. Nice family-man too and doesn't have all the huge-money connections a lot of the others have either. If I was a Republican, after they get their butts kicked for being greedy war criminals, I'd be looking to guys like Frist to rebuild image.

[goclark]

8. O Happy Day!

I would be thrilled only if he takes all of his Rethugs with him and let the door hit them where.....

I can only image them putting up Colon Powell or CondiLIEzza,or Zell, Rudy, McCain ,,puke,puke,puke Or Ralph Nader(now there is a good Republican.)
Who would they get? They are all a different dose of the same nasty medicine.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. He'd be arrested for indecent assault

Oh, you mean that kind of johnson ... ;-)

[timtom]

29. Now THIS...THIS

This really had me rotflmao! (And that's the first time I've ever used that expression.)

Nice one, Muriel_volestrangler.

[Forkboy]

10. the guy who owns the johnson would start breathing heavy

:dunce:

[trof]

11. long as it ain't MY johnson

Sorry.
Forkboy and I think alike sometimes.

[doni_georgia]

12. ROFLMAO - I was thinking "Whose Johnson?" dmta

[Deja Q]

34. Well, you got there first. That's all that needs to be said!

Well, "I wanted to say that!" could be said by me too! :evilgrin:

Let him* pull all the johnsons he wants. Make love, not war. Makes sense, that...

[rocktivity]

13. Pulled WHOSE johnson?

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[Ilsa]

20. Best laugh I've had in a long time.

:spank:

:toast:

[ShaneGR]

15. Picture this

Dick Cheney and George Bush and a bottle of Johnson & Johnson's baby oil.

:spank:

[NMDemDist2]

17. it would be an improvement over what's being going on so far

the country is getting it WITHOUT any lube, some baby oil may be an improvement NOT

[robertpaulsen]

16. Bush has already created hell on earth.

Pulling a Johnson would be like making snowballs here. Just won't happen. Not with that warchest, not with that arrogance.

[cjbuchanan]

18. not going to happen, but...

If it did, it would be a bloody fight in New York. There would be those pushing for McCain, Jeb, Roy Moore, Rummy and so on. Since convention delegates are normally more on the far right of things, the nominee would have to win them over.

I think if W said no, repugs would end up tearing each other apart. It would be fun to watch.

[FlemingsGhost]

19. While I know he's pulling my leg...

He aint touching my Johnson.

:evilgrin:

[trof]

21. He's been pulling our johnsons for so long

how would we know?

[indepat]

22. Nah, he knows he is going to win, no matter how serious and damaging

the economic, environmental, and international debacles, including pre-emptive wars: he knows because if Diebold is allowed to count the votes, he is assured of winning.

[adadem]

23. Sadly

you are correct

[Zinfandel]

24. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!!! EVER!!!!

The fascist don't leave power that way...Bush is their hope and only hope.

And they will STEAL it again, before they will EVER relinquish power!!!!

[Eurobabe]

25. not a chance of him stepping aside

he's on a mission from God to prove that he is not a wimp like his father. the guy is an A-1 sociopath.

[seabeyond]

26. they extended their convention so close to election

it wouldnt work. plus bush and his croonies really think they are love smarter than all and are good

[AP]

27. Keep an eye on MLB Commissioner. If he retires before the fall...

...I bet it's a set up for Bush pulling an LBJ.

[FrankBooth]

28. But I think Bud Selig's a Democrat

Hard to believe, but I'm sure I heard that somewhere.

[devinsgram]

30. He is way to egotistical to let that happen.

[vetwife]

31. He is delusional..never makes mistakes..why would he do a LBJ

Not gonna happen. He is Nuts...and on a Mission from God.
Man won't make him step down. God could you make him step down one way or another...please? Could you send him some pretzels and no one around? And let Cheney find him? Maybe he would become unplugged? His ticker couldn't take it.

[Jack Rabbit]

32. No way

Bush, with the possible exception of Richard Nixon, is the most selfish man ever to occupy the White House, legally or illegally.

He is running and he expects to win. What should bother us is what he will do to fulfill that expectation. We saw last time that those working for him were willing to disenfranchise voters and not count votes.

[troublemaker]

33. Hmmm (what's odd about this thread)

32 posts and this is the first mention of Dick Cheney. (Says a lot about a lot of things)