BUSH WILL RESIGN.... I will predict it now.

[Justice Is Comin]

I never would have dreamed it possible. But now, without hyperbole or biased passion, I believe it will happen.

November 2, 2004 was a black day for America. Americas ideals and integrity were hijacked and put on the plane to demise. Where deceit and personal ambitions would secretly be carried out. It looked like they had almost got away with it. The political victory was assured by electronics. The rewards of cronyism were distributed. The OSP was covertly installed and made ready for the sleight of mind. The tarpaulin was rolled out over open government and a personal war was well underway as planned.

But a new asteroid was about to be discovered in the political universe. His name was Joe Wilson. Not only was he a distraction, he was a missile heading right for the heart of the plan. A man who knew reprisals were sure to come but his duty to country superseded his willingness to be quiet.

Like every criminal usually does, they make a mistake. Challenging Joe Wilson was theirs. Joseph Wilson singlehandedly set into motion the ticking time bomb to destroy this administration and there is no way to defuse it. Rumor led to questions. Questions led to proof of intelligence distortion. Distortion has now led to federal investigation.

The two year Fitzgerald investigation has made people comply with unwanted desires to expose what they knew. It has broken the ring of confidentiality necessary for Bush and his criminals to operate. Crimes have now been charged and the imperativeness of secrecy to continue has been made impossible. Dissension, disagreement and threat of more details to come has everyone worried within the circle for their own personal jeopardy.

But last week a swat team led by Harry Reid smashed in the last door of Bush's bunker. He has now put him in a glass box where there is no place to hide, has the attention of the world focused on it, and stationed democrat guards all around it to make sure nothing but truth is the only thing that will be seen through the glass from now on.

Had they simply not gotten greedy and let Joe Wilson have his say for a couple weeks, everything would have been back to normal. But Phase two is the Nixon tapes. In my opinion it will provide the incontrovertible proof that Bush photo shopped the intelligence and deceived the entire country to make a personal revenge trip to get Saddam Hussein and capture his oil at the expense of the entire United States and the United States military.

When that one piece of evidence gets out, and we know now that it will through this tamper proof congressional investigation, and it proves we have 17,000 Americans that have either lost their lives or been wounded, and we have spent over 200 billion of our tax dollars for a needless war, that will be a day equivalent to a UFO landing on the White House lawn. There will be an outrage this country has yet never seen.

After the indictment, I had only jubilance that the decay and the stench was finally found, people humiliated and would be put into prison. But now after last weeks brilliant move by Senator Reid, I have raging confidence Bush will ousted in disgrace. He will be lucky if he gets the chance to resign. He will certainly need an escort to wherever he hopes to go.

I wouldn't be much of a prophet if I predicted it a year from now and it happened. So I'm saying it now.

Just like the contests with dominoes where thousands and thousands are stacked. they go up hills, through tunnels, do tricks. But once they're set into motion, nothing stops them until the last domino falls. Phase two is your fate. We have taken one of the red squares out of your Rubik's cube and replaced it with a green one. You cannot solve it. Phase two starts your dominoes.

Bush, I hereby crown thee the last domino. And you will fall !

[Botany]

1. Give thanks

Cheney got his house on Chesapeake Bay last summer (he knows the
score) & the repugs are scrambling ....

GAO audit of the vote and Tom Noe in Ohio will not help * either.

C - ya bush

[4morewars]

2. From your mouth...

to god's ear !

:toast:

[carolinalady]

3. Bookmarked. I hope you are right.

[Hissyspit]

4. I have been thinking that lately. Everything is recently VERY reminiscent

of the Nixon second term.

[fooj]

5. I don't think he will serve out his term, either.

Peace.

[dchill]

6. Just for background...

...what are some of your previously proven predictions? ;)


Edit to say: Welcome to DU, Justice Is Comin.

[Joe Chi Minh]

87. That question betrays a lack of sense on your part.

Who needs the poster's background in prophecy, when your common sense should tell you that that is the best outcome Bush can hope for.

[dchill]

118. Your reply betrays a lack...

of a sense of irony. I meant no serious question of Justice Is Comin's "background in prophecy." That would be silly, and obviously show no sense whatsoever. I, however, DO have common sense, and I can prove it - I'm a Democrat. What's your excuse? (BIG IRONY STICKER HERE)

My common sense tells me NOTHING about anything Bush might hope for.

:)

[marylanddem]

7. I call that a mighty good prediction, Justice,

and I concur - the enormity & evil of the deception is almost more than one can fathom - it may be this Italian connection that is the Nixon tapes...

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Good post - the way I've been thinking about is, history teaches us

that Empires Fail and Emperors Fall. We have a fool who learned nothing from history (learned nothing, ever?) who fancies himself an emperor, and he and the neocons are trying to position us as an empire. Our hope should be that he fails before he causes any more harm to our citizens, our reputation, our future in this world.

[Joe Chi Minh]

85. The sovereign irony is that you were a supremely successful

covert empire... installing and using proxies, vice-regents, such as Saddam Hussein, all over the world. Hence the SOA, of course.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. I'm looking forward to the day you exclaim "I told you so!"

[Montauk6]

10. No way, won't happen.

Forced out? Yes but not without a scene.

I think Nixon stepped down because beneath the crap stood a guy with a last ounce of a conscience (don't know if it's that Quaker thing or not). Bush Jr? Sociopath/psychopath extraordinaire. I just don't see it. He'll attempt to declare martial law first. Plus, PNAC will NEVER get a more effective doer of their bidding, so they'll stick with him like ugly on Coulter.

[ginnyinWI]

24. but look at his life's history

He's a quitter, after all. Doesn't finish what he starts. He'll bail if the pressure gets too high.

[Orangepeel]

28. he'll quit by checking out, not resigning

who's going to make him do anything? How did he get through Yale and Harvard? He'll just sit back and let others worry about what needs to be done.

He's a quitter, but he's also an arrogant one. The whole reason he is president is to avenge his father. There's no way he'll resign.

[carolinalady]

41. I think you are correct about checking out, but to do that and not

get burned he will have to lose Cheney and appoint the next Repuke nominee and let that person run the country while he hides out at Camp David and Crawford.

[Leftist_Warrior]

56. PEOPLE, he's a fundie!

He would nuke the world and claim devine inspiration before offing himself. C'mon, you know these kooks.

[understandinglife]

11. I agree. Actions by Scowcroft & Wilkerson are evidence of pending exit.

I've wondered for awhile if Poppy will play the same, firm role he did in Nixon's last cabinet meeting in August, 1974.

Several months ago I posted an item here at DU urging certain senior Senators to take the Goldwater memorial stroll along Pennsylvania Ave to the WH. I suspect if it hasn't happened, it will, soon.

Otherwise, W and the neoconsters are going to bury the Republican Party.


Peace.

[RedEarth]

12. Yes, but according to Scotty "They’ve Already Had Phase Two "

McClellan: They’ve Already Had Phase Two
McClellan at during today’s gaggle on the Senate Intelligence Committees investigation of pre-war intelligence:

Q. Why did they finally agree to a bipartisan group, then, to look into this whole business?

MR. McCLELLAN: No, that’s not –

Q. Roberts has been sitting on the intelligence policy –

MR. McCLELLAN: Helen — Helen, they’ve already — they’ve had phase one and phase two…

That’s not true. Here is the Boston Globe on July 27:

Roberts… said in February that the committee’s investigation of the administration’s use of intelligence is “on the back burner,” and said in April that other issues have more urgent claims on the committee’s attention.

Phase two has not been completed and there is no report. That’s why, after the Senate was closed yesterday, Sen. Frist agreed to a bipartisan panel to assess the progress of the investigation.

[Montauk6]

13. On the other hand, while I disagree, I SO hope you're right.

Here's a vote; this thread's a definite keeper!

[Skip Intro]

14. The Last Domino

I hope so, I think they find their universe shrinking, but w as the last one - we need the puppeteers too. He's somebody's puppet, and its not a complete victory until they are at least exposed, and arrested if crimes evident. Root and all.

[INdemo]

15. He certainly cannot make it through another 3 years without being

impeached or resigning..Fact

[marylanddem]

16. We're on the greatest page now - congrats on a great post!

[Burried News]

17. After watching the CBS evening news I found myself thinking

what you have posted. I think a protracted beam of light on the Whitehouse may very well end this administration. As people truly understand what this is all about, there will be a groundswell for change.

[kestrel91316]

18. I don't think there is a snowball's chance in hell of him resigning,

but I CAN see a day when he will be FORCIBLY removed.

[marylanddem]

21. Who would do the removal?

[kestrel91316]

34. Congress/impeachment/eviction via FBI/arrest and transport to

the Hague.

A girl can dream, right?

[howmad1]

137. Couple of pills and several shots of Jim Bean.

:evilgrin:

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. Hell will freeze over first. Oh wait, we are talking bushco here. You

might be right. :yoiks:

[bunny planet]

20. oh please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please....

let it happen.

[blueknight]

22. never happen

in a million years. he is soooooooooooo arrogant they could walk him out in handcuffs and he would never admit to being wrong

[bunny planet]

32. I'll take that then. Leading him out in handcuffs is just fine.

[Tony_Illinois]

23. Sorry, Friend, but you may be having a stroke or something.

There is no way on this earth for that to happen. He would lead a military coup before he would give up that position. NO WAY.

[AntiFascist]

30. A military coup?

I seem to remember some very interesting threads on DU around the time of the last election....

[Mme. Defarge]

36. But remember,

his ratings are plummeting. The sleeping giant is awakening. If nothing else, the spectre of inflation will hit EVERYONE in the pocketbook. No one, who wants to be re-elected, will want to be associated with this criminally corrupt regime. The rats will desert the sinking ship.

Someone start writing on the subway walls.

Vive la republique! Vive la revolution!

[Bridget Burke]

113. How could he "lead" a military coup?

The last thing he really led was a cheer for old Yale.

The same folks who put him in office may well decide to take him out. If he's not cooperative, they can just pull his meds. One really good screaming fit on national TV will validate the "health problem" excuse.

[sellitman]

25. IF that day ever came...

I'd have a victory dinner...a six pack and a

BAG OF PRETZELS!!!!!!

[ThatsMyBarack]

98. In my neighborhood:

I'll hear fireworks and car horns goin' off! :party:

[Raiden]

26. Boy George is too fuckin' arrogant

He'd never resign--not in a million years

[marylanddem]

27. The reason I think you're right is

that he is such a weak, weak human being that despite his arrogance he won't be able to stand the heat which gets hotter daily

[DemReadingDU]

29. Nah, Bush won't resign...it's stay the course

For Bush to resign, it would be as if he made a mistake. Bush wouldn't do that.

[donheld]

31. Your lips to Gods ears

Let it be soon, before too much more damage is done.

[FreedomAngel82]

33. It would be nice

I think the only way it'll happen is if the democrats take back the House and Senate and start impeachment hearings like with Nixon because it'll ruin their reptuation (which is all they'll care about and not justice for wrong doings).

[hvn_nbr_2]

35. Bush photo shopped the intelligence

I like that expression.

[puebloknot]

37. I second your prediction!

While logic says that Bush will never give in and resign, I think we may see that very thing happening.

On 9/5/05, I wrote this in an e-mail to someone posting in this thread: "For what it’s worth, and it may only be powerful wishful thinking, I had a dream about ten days ago in which I heard a voice saying, 'Bush is resigning; it’s being announced now.' Let us hope."

Precognitive dreams are interesting, and I've come to have a certain trust in mine; to wit: About three months before Bill Clinton was elected the first time, I had a dream in which an elephant was having a struggle with a lion, and the lion was triumphant, pushing the elephant over on its side. I knew the dream was about the coming election (knew it in the dream), but couldn't figure out the lion. It should be a donkey, I told myself. And then I heard Bill Clinton's mother on television, saying that Bill was a Leo, born in August! :)

So here's to the Dream Gods. May their messages be true. And now that you've dreamed it possible, here's a toast to your heartening prediction!

(They don't ban witches in this forum, do they?)

[DearAbby]

48. Welcome to DU PuebloKnot!

:hi: Your post moved me, I just hope it's true.

[puebloknot]

51. Yes, let's hope

Thanks for the welcome. I'm mostly a lurker on DU, but have posted from time to time in various threads. This place is huge, and I'm so little! :)

[carolinalady]

38. IMO, George Tenet is key. Will he step up? I don't know enough

about him to have an educated opinion.

[Mme. Defarge]

40. I totally concur!

For no explainable reason, I can't shake the notion the Tenet is central to the ultimate unraveling of this tissue of lies. Well, it was that about face in his recommendations to the administration. Then, his resignation.

[Nickster]

84. When Tenet resigned, he was no longer subject to Executive Privilege

Ever since he resigned, I wondered if he was giving up info to Fitzgerald, or if he was compelled to speak to Fitz. I've had the feeling that Tenet was somewhere in the background for awhile now.

[dweller]

39. it's always been the oil .

nothing but the oil.

and underneath it all, you all have known it's always been about the oil.

blood for oil, on our hands.
dp

[tinrobot]

42. He's never finished anything in his life...

Why should he finish out his term?

He quit the Natl Guard... bankrupted an oil company... got tossed off the board of another... and more.

Deep down, the man is a quitter. When work gets too "hard" he runs away.

[Vanje]

127. Thats NOT true!

He has finished a 6 pack, and polished off a fifth of Jim Beam, many times, i'm sure.

[MADem]

128. My first thought, as well! n/t

[kid a]

43. this is a delusion - never happen.

There are only one or two senators and a handful of congressional reps that would not laugh at this post and dismiss it as left wing, wishful thinking.

It would be a dream come true, but just a dream, nonetheless.

[William Seger]

44. Were you around...

... when Watergate went down? When public opinion reached the tipping point, Republicans deserted Nixon like rats deserting a sinking ship. They were the ones who convinced Nixon to resign, certainly not the Dems.

[kid a]

46. Dems MUST win in 2006

[William Seger]

47. The fear of that...

... is what will flip a lot of Republicans even before then, I predict.

[Rolexman]

54. Quit stirring the shit pot.

[William Seger]

58. The shit pot's gonna hit the fan

Plamegate isn't really the tip of the iceberg. The tip of the iceberg is the Downing Street Memo. Obstructing a Senate investigation is futile; we don't really need a Senate investigation to know what happened. All we need is for the infotainment industry to realize there's a story there, and Repug senators obstructing an investigation just adds to the story.

[maximovich]

112. Stir It Or It Will Boil Over

Oooooops... too late!:headbang:

[Leftist_Warrior]

105. We will!

Shrub is dipping into the 30's with his popularity ratings which means he's taking his whole lame ass party down with him. We own 2006, with a little work that is. We know it's not above these kooks to do something crazy to rig another election, so we need to be on our toes.

[Virginian]

50. Too many of them are living in an alternate reality.

Tonight, I heard two of them on the Tweety show talk about Plame not being covert because no one was charged with the crime of exposing her.
HUH!??!?
A crime wasn't committed because no one was indicted for it yet?

You really have to stretch logic for that one.

How about, Libby was able to change the laws about outing covert agents by throwing sand in the eyes of the investigator so that he couldn't indict anyone.
or
Libby was able to change the laws of gravity by suspending himself by a rope and telling everyone it wasn't there that he was really levitating.

[Booster]

102. Martha Stewart was never charged with a crime either. Sending

Martha to jail might just have been the worst idea these idiots had.

[Virginian]

110. She's my hero

Who else could go to prison for declaring her innocence and do it with such class.

I would love to see her appeal overturn her conviction. She did not obstruct justice nor commit perjury. Basically she was convicted on he said -- she said.

Libby, on the other hand delayed the investigation by lying under oath. He didn't merely say, "I am innocent." He more or less told them to look over there at the stone wall.

[Booster]

123. I also admire Martha. I've never been a huge fan, but I think she

is her own woman; a very strong woman. I have to admit I was very surprised when she actually did well in prison and made friends pretty easily it seems. I do think it made her a better person, and, as she would say, "that's a good thing". And she didn't break down and have a hissy fit like most people thought she would; she took it like a man - no, she took it better than a man. Let's see how Libby takes it when he's led away in handcuffs.

[Joe Chi Minh]

88. Why wishful thinking? It's the best outcome he can hope for.....

[moc]

45. I actually wonder if he would take his own life

Does that sound crazy?

It just seems to me that Bush is a coward and suicide is a coward's way out.

[Leftist_Warrior]

53. Are you kidding?

This guy is a fundie Christian. He would kill everyone in America before taking his own life. C'mon, if you knew these people at all you would know that suicide is the ultimate and last option. Never in a million years...

[Rolexman]

55. How can you post this shit??

This kind of crap wont get us anywhere... Think before you post.

[Swamp Rat]

57. Welcome to DU!

:hi: Good luck!

[Puglover]

86. It's easy to post this kind of shit because

this kind of shit happens to be the truth.

Welcome to DU

Enjoy your stay.

[Leftist_Warrior]

100. I wish some people would read what's written

And not what they want to read. I didn't say he was GOING TO, I said he would RATHER. Where these people get on their high horse, I have no idea.

Thanks for the back-up. :)

[Leftist_Warrior]

101. Practice what you preach.

I didn't say he was going to, I said he would rather given the option. Try reading a post before responding to it. It's a great way to keep from looking like an ass.

[maximovich]

111. Their Own Faith Condones Such Behavior Does It Not?

Look how they hate everyone that isn't like them. In fact they are no better than the extreme fundamentalism they rile about in the middleast. I see no difference between the two, except for the fact that they both claim to be on the path of truth. Their actions back up my opinion.

[Bridget Burke]

114. Gosh, such scatology!

Reminds me of the last set of Hate Mail posted.

What do you mean by "us"?

[moc]

81. Bush is a fundie Christian?

Bahahaha!

:rofl:

What a laugh. He's a fake. His whole Christian persona is an act, pure and simple, put on to sway the masses.

Riddle me this. If Bush is such a Christian, why would he associate with someone so obviously evil as Karl Rove? His actions speak louder than his words regarding the sincerity of his faith.

If you want to see a true Christian leader, check out Jimmy Carter. Now, there's a man who walks the walk.

On your other point (i.e., that GWB would kill everyone in America before killing himself), I have to say I agree with you there. However, I think that's because GWB is a narcissist of the worst kind, not because he's a Christian.

Welcome to DU! :patriot:

[Leftist_Warrior]

104. I think you misunderstood me

I by NO MEANS think * is a great Christian leader, I think I've made the point he's just the opposite. While I would agree he doesn't worship the same God I do, he claims to and he certainly walks the walk in front of the cameras.

We're on two different wave lengths here.

[Dora]

106. I know what you mean.

But I'm not so sure that Bush has the critical thinking skills required to make a decision like suicide.

[karlrschneider]

49. I'd love for you to be right but there's not a snowball's chance in hell.

He's way too much in love with the perks and too much in debt to the PNAC gang that got him installed.

[Leftist_Warrior]

52. I wish you were right, but this guy won't step down for ANYTHING. n/t

[MercutioATC]

59. Wouldn't that make Condi the Prez??

If Bush goes, I can't imagine Cheney being able to stick around. Hell, Cheney may go first.

Isn't the Secretary of State the next in line?

[NewJeffCT]

69. I think it would be Speaker of the House next

which would mean Hastert.

[mcscajun]

75. Order of Presidential Succession

* The Vice President Richard Cheney
* Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
* President pro tempore of the Senate (1) Ted Stevens
* Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
* Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
* Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
* Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
* Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
* Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
* Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez (2)
* Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (3)
* Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
* Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
* Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
* Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
* Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
* Secretary of Homeland Security (4) Michael Chertoff

NOTE: An official cannot succeed to the Presidency unless that person meets the Constitutional requirements.
1. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the vice president is absent. By tradition the position is held by the senior member of the majority party.
2. Carlos Gutierrez was born in Cuba and is ineligible.
3. Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan and is ineligible.
4. In late July 2005, the Senate passed a bill moving the Homeland Security secretary to number 8 on the list. The bill is awaiting House approval.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html

[MercutioATC]

108. Oops! You're right.

Guess I coulda Googled that one...

:blush:

[mcscajun]

125. No problem. This crops up all over, so it can't get posted enough.

Everyone seems to get confused. And to be honest, past the first three or four, I can't remember the order: Who would? Who Wants To? :)

[YouthInAsia]

60. Never. He never admits he's wrong. He thinks he's doing a fine job

[Fiendish Thingy]

61. I don't think suicide was implied by "checking out"...

that's not how I read it anyway, just checking out by letting somebody else do the heavy lifting, like he always has, without resigning or admitting any mistakes. If he goes, it will be because he was nudged by someone, his dad, or too many true conservatives turning against him, maybe even Karl with tell him it's time to go if it gets too hot...though hopefully Karl will be gone long before Bush...

[Lerkfish]

62. I really, really want to believe this, and I will pray for it, but I fear

that if it comes close to that, Bush will institute martial law, as he keeps threatening to do, and make himself generalisimo for life.

seriously. There's been WAY too much talk of abandoning posse comitas. I think this is precisely the reason.

[Beware the Beast Man]

63. Careful what you wish for.

I'd like to see Bush step down as much as the next person here, but do you honestly think a Democrat will take his place? It will be same shit, different day with a new Repub president, or possibly worse.

[LunaC]

64. I knew it too

I knew it too when Reid took control and forced the Repugs to acquiesce. I knew it because Rockefeller is “in the know” about PNAC and finishing Phase Two of the Senate Intelligence report would pave the way for it to be publicly exposesd. I knew the whole evil coup would be revealed. I knew that Bush* will never finish his term in office. In fact - I’ve said it on another thread - I have a sense that exposing the whole PNAC Grand Experiment and complicity in 911 (see link in my sig line) will have the populace screaming for the death penalty for those evil bastards before all is said and done. Their troubles are just beginning. Karma is a bitch!

And I have every intention of helping that karma arrive as quickly as possible...

Help spread the word about PNAC

[Pachamama]

65. I hope your right...but unfortunately, we are living in a country where an

event equivalent "to a UFO landing on the White House lawn" probably wouldn't cause most Americans to blink an eye, because they are so asleep and complacent.

But, that is the pessimist in me saying that...The Optimist in me says the Bush Cabal is going down and that he will not finish his term. Whether that is by resignation, poor health or by conviction and impeachement and being forced out, I have no idea, but I believe that he will go down and history will tell the story of these criminals and what they did to this country and the world.

I hope the dominoes fall hard and fast... :patriot:

[petgoat]

66. He may be forced to resign by PNAC and the Repubs

before the 2006 elections because a Dem sweep in 11/06 would bring a Dem
majority to the House and Senate and make impeachment possible. If
Cheney is impeached too, then Nancy Pelosi becomes President.

For the sake of the PNAC agenda and the Republican party, the liability
that is Bush would need to be removed. Presumably Cheney would resign,
Bush would appoint a palatable Vice President like McCain, Bush would
resign, and McCain would become President. No impeachment, and the PNAC
cabal lives to steal another election in 2008.

Another possibility of course would be for PNAC to arrange Bush's
martyrdom, preferably in a foreign country, by some unbalanced nut-job.
Then Bush is a fallen hero, his crimes are not to be spoken of, let
alone investigated, and again PNAC lives on.

W's resignation is not enough. The entire agenda must be repudiated.

[B Calm]

67. Has Bush ever been known to finish a job? He'll quit!

[mandyky]

68. I think Katrina and Rita and Wilma weakened the idiot cowboy

I think this Plame/Wilson Treasongate issue is important, but the Hurricane Trio brought down shrub's approval ratings so that when Fitzgerald finally decided to indict someone, the majority of American people would listen.

Thank God Joe Wilson continued speaking out though. I think passge of time and a whole list of mistakes finally caught up to the crooks....

[Fescue4u]

70. Within 3.1 years Bush will leave the whitehouse involuntarily

And when it happens, his entire cabinet will go with him, the VP to.

You heard it hear first. Book mark this post!

However, prior to that Id say that the chances of Bush resigning about about zip.


(I appreciate your optimism, but I think its just wishful thinking)

[Nihil]

71. I think he'll leave but he will not resign.

He will join the list of involuntary sacrifices to the greater PNAC
cause as this will achieve three things for them:

1) Removal of an increasingly embarrassing loose cannon.

2) Enabling the next re-shuffle of parrots in the cage.

3) Allow the blaming of his "departure" on the chosen scapegoat.

Note that #3 is the only one actually dangerous to the world at large
as the nature of the revenge may be truly catastrophic.

Nihil

[Vinca]

72. I hope you're right, but I don't think he'll go voluntarily.

After the impeachment they'll have to drag him out kicking and screaming. I hope his ego will fit through the doors.

[MADem]

130. Which begs the question, WHO will be this generation's HOWARD BAKER?

He, of the WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT KNOW...and WHEN DID HE KNOW IT? fame.

Baker was once very close to Nixon, so it was quite a switch. He ran in the '80 presidential primary, too.

A lot of people forget he was GOP.

I think it would be funny as hell if Trent Lott became this era's Howard Baker. He is pissed at the Chimp for abandoning him, he did do the massive apology (and went on BET--and was well received; the devil you know, and all that) for his idiotic Strom comments, and he wants some power back.

If there ever is an impeachment, you can count on Trent to be, if not center stage, damn close to the thone. I sense it!!!

[Justice Is Comin]

73. My rationale is not light in facts supporting my prediction.

It couldn't have happened if all the stars didn't line up. But they HAVE.

1. His incompetence is only superseded by his next incompetence and his poll numbers have soared to the cellar.

2. His awards of patronage have been exposed with utter disregard for even the slightest qualifications. And for some of the most important positions in our government. Culminating with enraging his own base to install his lawyer on the Supreme Court.

3. His terror threats don't play with anyone or anywhere anymore.

4. Republicans running for office say they're too busy to appear with him. Even when he makes the trip and is right in their backyard.

5. Public support for the war is totally gone. A total war cost represented to be one billion dollars is now costing one billion dollars a day. The seven minutes on the stool with My Pet Goat is now replaying through many peoples minds.

6. Gas and heating oil at all time highs with the yacht club buddy oil company contributors of the Republican party rolling in record profits.

7. The only black who doesn't hate him is Condoleeza Rice.

8. The media and the newspapers won't toe the party line anymore. They don't want to be the last ones on the Hindenburg. Imagine all the reporters in the world looking to break the next headline. Several need to restore their own integrity. And now they have got the political will of the people.

But these only form the sub plot to the coming attractions.


NUKE 1. The indictment.

With every possible resistance imaginable thrown up, and two years of attempted camouflage, the investigation has found the blue dress. We have already confirmed the PCR analysis. We have traced the crime to the White House. We’re now conducting the RFLP.

NUKE 2. Phase II.

Bush’s worst nightmare in life come true. They had a chance to do as they've always done. Cut and paste, tailor, phony up, get the alibi's in place, then claim the report a thorough examination of the facts. Same as the cooked intelligence where they had it perfectly planned it so it looked like everybody but them was responsible.

But they took us as stupid for too long. Harry Reid came down on them like Elliott Ness on Al Capone. Nobody ever suspected he'd have the guts to kick down the door and expose the secret building of their second trojan horse. Now they're screwed. He did the political jiu jitsu of the millennium. Now we have our foot on their neck.

All it will take is one single nugget of proof that Bush is connected in any way with anything; the Downing Street Memo, the Niger Forgeries, the Wilson outing, advance knowledge of 911, that Iraq was not responsible, not connected with Al Quida, that the drones were little more than ultra lights, that there was no nuclear threat, that people were coerced to focus on a plan to invade Iraq, that he was in on WHIG, that the OSP was in collusion to fake or alter intelligence, that he asked anyone to lie, that he was complicit in fraudulent efforts to initiate this war in any way, and he is a walking dead man. And there is not a doubt in my mind they will find it.

The most ruthless grand jury of all time is going to be nothing compared to what this democrat monitored lead up to war investigation is going to be like now. Every nuance of every element of the intelligence is going to be examined under a microscope. Every conceivable witness will be subject to examination. The Chalabi connection will be turned inside out. This is beyond Armageddon. And the republican guard is helpless to do anything now whatsoever to cover it up. They're on death row and we've become the wardens.

Nobody is going to dare obstruct this congressional investigation to cover for Bush anymore. His shell game is over. You can't run the shell con without a cup. Harry Reid took the cup. Everybody in the world now can see where the pea is.

This is the first president that will be proven to have shed Americans blood for personal reasons that had nothing to do with threat to American security. When that headline hits the breaking news, Bush will be the leper of presidents. This is beyond any disgrace any former president ever brought to the peoples house. He will be lucky to resign in humiliation. And he better have his script ready and bags packed. Because 40 million Americans storming the White House fence will not be pretty.

[MiniMe]

74. Bush is too arrogant to resign. n/t

[CJCRANE]

76. He needs a new VP first.

The pressure at the moment is building up on Cheney. Cheney will be the first to go.

Once a new VP is installed, it'll be open season on *, because the MSM/political establishment will be assured that there won't be a power vacuum/constitutional crisis when * steps down.

On edit: my feeling is that * would lean towards Condi as next VP. If this happens then my guess is that she'll lose to a Clinton/Clark ticket in '08.

[terrya]

77. If this were ever to happen...I agree.

Cheney is Bush's impeachment/resignation insurance. No right thinking person would want to imagine a President Cheney.

Bush isn't going to resign, anyway. He'll fight until the bitter end.

[CJCRANE]

78. Maybe Cheney could resign for health reasons

then Condi steps in as VP. This could be enough to boost Bush back over the 40% approval mark and then tread water to the end of his term...?

[Joe Chi Minh]

89. I think the pressure will not be good for his health.

[Dudley_DUright]

79. Here is some graphs of poll results comparing Bush to Nixon

[Loge23]

80. I agree, he is toast

Good post justice!
I cannot offer any hard facts, other than the thousands of issues that appear on these pages, to substantiate this opinion. However, I strongly believe that the idiot will not last another three years. The pool is just too polluted.
This is shaping up as a classic case of Pandora's Box. It seems simply impossible at this point for the pugs to put it back together again.
Their time has passed.

[BlueIris]

82. I've been convinced of this for months. No one I know in RL believes me.

"He'll never leave," they say. "He'll never admit defeat."

I'm considering trying to start a betting pool in my little circle.

[many a good man]

83. No, Poppy will bail him out -- AGAIN

There is one constant in Georgie-boy's life: Poppy and his rich friends will step in to bail him out after he's messed everything up.

Cheney will be forced to step down and will be replaced by one of Poppy's old crew. In fact, most of the WH staff and even Rummy will be replaced. Once the staff has been shaken up the Press will congratulate the GOP on bringing order and competence back to the Executive branch, just like they did after Reagan's house-cleaning following Iran-Contra.

Then we'll get semi-competent crooks in charge. Georgie will ride out the rest of his term with approval ratings in the mid-30s. Democrats will take back the Senate in '06. Don't dream of impeachment, though, for the buck will stop at Cheney's desk. GOP candidates will run away from this disaster and the short attention span of American voters will leave everything in play in '08.

NGU

[Joe Chi Minh]

90. You're living in a fantasy world.

You must suffer badly from the night terrors.

[many a good man]

138. American politics are A FANTASY WORLD !

If you haven't noticed. The bush** years are just The Establishment's "Water World." Its time for the Producers to get another cast and crew in here...and don't even THINK about a sequel!

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

[DS1]

91. Nothing in Washington is tamper-proof

[Festivito]

92. Resign, impeached, suicide, suicided, or reviled hanger-on.

No pleasant choices for Bushie.

RESIGN to separate himself from RepubliCON party and to help keep them in power, before..

IMPEACHED after Dem takeover from '06 election. (Provided we count the vote.)

SUICIDE, doubtful, even if he figures he's become the ANTI-CHRIST, he's known all along, he's a rich little hedonist. Something about a 15yo getting an abortion.

SUICIDED as the CONs would turn him into a martyr and might even win an election off it. Besides, it would give Cheney a legacy, of being, awwww, president.

HANGER-ON, yup, he won't go easily. Now, it's about the PARDONS. (They'll sacrifice Cheney reducing enough time to let Bush be indicted/impeached over Plame/Treasongate.)

NEXT, Bush looks to inheriting Poppy's military-Congressional-industrial-complex wealth.

[WI_DEM]

93. I hope you are right, but I doubt he will resign or even be impeached.

[rateyes]

94. I hope you are correct...

it will more likely happen if Dems retake congress and the senate. But, I long for the day when * says, "They won't have George W. Bush to kick around anymore!"

[CJCRANE]

95. Yes, might as well push the resignation meme

because once the MSM starts discussing how and when Bush/Cheney could step down, it will make it more inevitable.

[Dora]

96. About those dominoes....

I appreciate the OP, and I'm not arguing with the prediction that Shrub will resign.

I'm not so sure that GWB is the last domino. After he falls, there will still be the BFEE and their many tentacles squeezing the lifeblood out of countries worldwide.

I'm not certain that his resignation will affect any REAL change in the neoconservative/BFEE agenda. Perhaps it may slow down some momentum, but will it stop them? I doubt it. I have deep suspicions about George HW Bush and his reach and his control. Clinton seems to be pretty cozy with Poppy, and I don't like that. I am also quite bothered that Blair is joining the Carlyle group. And Wolfowitz is at the World Bank, isn't he?

Shrub's resignation will be a feel-good moment, for sure. But I predict the wheels of greed and evil will keep turning, grinding us under.

I guess I'm feeling pessimistic today.

[jus_the_facts]

103. Not pessimistic at all....just logical....

....the BFEE is over a century old already...and time marches on with them extremely rich and powerful regardless of who resides in the White House...their invested in the PENTAGON and IT rules the world...

[DoyBoy]

97. Don't rule out the possibility of 9-11 part deux...

to call the flock in line.

But I really hope your right...they'll hopefully implode.

:)

[Wise Doubter]

99. Oh NO he won`t !!

He will NEVER admit defeat. Never admit he is/was wrong. Never, never, NEVER ! He is from Texas,(although not born there...Kinda like Hank Hill)and will never admit that he ever did anything wrong.

What do they call it?.. Foolish Pride ??


It sure sound good though. But, so does winning the lottery.

[RobertSeattle]

107. My Drudge-ified version of your post...

BUSH RESIGNS

[info being]

109. I said it during the week of Katrina

[wiggs]

115. Sibel Edmonds issue looms large. nt

[wiggs]

116. They might be tempted to abandone ship

The next three years will be filled with problems of all sorts. They've already accomplished many of their goals, including transfer of trillions of dollars to corporate buds. So maybe they should jump ship.

The question they need to answer is can they battle the coming problems better from the oval office or as civilians? Are they more exposed while in office (investigations, impeachment, etc), and as citizens the only action that can be taken is criminal indictment?

You might have something there....

[MissWaverly]

117. I hope you are right

I saw a speech by George Bush on the atrocities of Hussein, when he
mentioned rape rooms, he did a quick grin. Why would this be funny,
I found it a chilling moment. Now we have found out about an untold
number of people in prisons in Europe held in our name. I want this
administration held accountable; I want no leader to ever study GWB
to follow his game plan.

[yasmina27]

119. Here here!

Sometimes a collective mind focus can have marvelous effects!

Why don't we plan something, like, every Friday at 7:00 PM EST (or whenever would be best for the majority)we all light a candle to symbolize the light of the American public reigniting, the light of democracy, the light of the FREEDOM we will all feel when he is gone!

Let's brainstorm and come up with a simple affirmation of our belief in our system and that it will be improved when * resigns (and his handmaiden Go-Fuck-Yourself-Cheney).

[Stand and Fight]

120. Not a chance in hell. Period. It is not going to happen. n/t

[warrens]

121. He will never resign

He'll have to be dragged out of the white house kicking and screeching. It is not in him to admit, ever, that he might be wrong. Sociopaths believe they are always right, no matter how much evidence shows they are wrong.

[stevietheman]

122. Katrina was beginning of that thinking for me... it's now at least a...

probability, even if just 50% (my guess).

Edit: rm image, as I added it to my sig.

[Iowa]

124. I hope you are right...

My cynicism trumps my optimism, however. I simply don't believe enough people will know what's going on, and of those who do, a great many simply won't give a rip. So I doubt the outrage will materialize to the degree you speak of. I really do hope I'm wrong and you're right.

Excellent post. You make a strong case.

Edited to add: Post recommended.

[Vanje]

126. Only after Cheney goes

Yeah.
this "presidency" is over

[NNadir]

129. I certainly hope so, but I'm not optimistic.

[autorank]

131. You are a prophet, sir! May your wish come true.

It's all good!

[Solomon]

132. Sorry to bust your bubble but...

hundreds of DUers have been predicting Bush's Resignation from 9-11 up to now. You can't claim anything. Just get in line.

Good post though. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[OzarkDem]

133. Is there a pool yet for bets on the month / year

I'm not sure about resigning, but I agree the next year is going to be a very, very difficult one for Bush and the Republican party.

I think a lot of them see it coming w/ Abramoff, DeLay and Coingate in Ohio and are starting make plans to be elsewhere.

[MadisonProgressive]

134. I predict (drum roll please)

That GW will choke to death on a rice cake in May, 2006.

BOOKMARK IT!

[Ksec]

135. If they didnt control all of government and media you might have

a good argument. But they do own government and Media and we cant even get a independent investigation going, let alone having their Fuerher step down. I really wish you were right but Im afraid its gonna take a lot more than dominoes to take down this bunch

[Independent_Liberal]

136. You're right, I think this is the end.

I don't care what the naysayers think.