Is the first salvo being fired in the fall of BushCo?

[Cleita]

In the New York Times today there was this item.

May 10, 2007
G.O.P. Moderates Warn Bush Iraq Must Show Gains
By CARL HULSE and JEFF ZELENY
WASHINGTON, May 9 — Moderate Republicans gave President Bush a blunt warning on his Iraq policy at a private White House meeting this week, telling the president that conditions needed to improve markedly by fall or more Republicans would desert him on the war.

The White House session demonstrated the grave unease many Republicans are feeling about the war, even as they continue to stand with the president against Democratic efforts to force a withdrawal of forces through a spending measure that has been a flash point for weeks.

Participants in the Tuesday meeting between Mr. Bush, senior administration officials and 11 members of a moderate bloc of House Republicans said the lawmakers were unusually candid with the president, telling him that public support for the war was crumbling in their swing districts.

One told Mr. Bush that voters back home favored a withdrawal even if it meant the war was judged a loss. Representative Tom Davis told Mr. Bush that the president’s approval rating was at 5 percent in one section of his northern Virginia district.

More at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/washington/10cong.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1178817308-QV0W4mnRWKFE4FUwDoUxGA

This was the downfall of Nixon, when Congressional Republicans had a heart to heart talk with him about resigning. This was after letters of impeachment had been filed. It seems the Republicans aren't even waiting for that. Just how much investigations might reveal about this criminal administration could bring the GOP down with a crash. I think this is what the Republics are anticipating.

[Demeter]

1. There Have Been Salvos Since The 2000 Election--I'm Waiting for

the LAST one!

[Cleita]

2. Not from Republicans as far as I know. They have been

pretty much in lockstep with this administration rubber stamping every insance action that they have done. Those who didn't agree with them are for the most part gone or at least silenced. It will be his own party that removes Bush and I hope Cheney. Our government seems to work that way.

[Demeter]

3. And I Think George Is Dumb Enough To Make the GOP Impeach Him!

Now that will be worth the price of admission, and God knows, it was a burdensome price!

Or the GOP might do us all a favor, and take the Ooops! option. Cuts down on pension liabilities, frees up the Secret SErvice, etc. Of course, all those who might prefer this choice of eliminating a national embarrassment are in cahoots with said embarrassment. It would take a lot of chutzpah to decapitate this conspiracy from within!

[Cleita]

5. I think those who literally sold themselves to the devil like John

McCain won't be able to save their asses, no matter how they may try to back pedal. But there are those Republics who were more in the background and more moderate, who are evaluating their careers right now, and don't want to go down with the GOP ship.

:popcorn:

[asjr]

4. This is tin-foil hat time for me. This sounds so

contrived. If the Republican constituents really feel that way why don't their reps vote that way. I feel it is CYA time to make their people think they are doing something, but when push comes to shove it will be a different scenario.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. yup.nt

[Cleita]

7. Thom Hartmann mentioned the story this morning, which is why I

looked it up. He said that the leak for this story didn't come from the White House. No mention about this has come from there, but it's the Republicans who leaked the story to the NYT. So it makes me wonder. I agree with the tinfoil hat issue you brought up because until we find out what really went on, it's about all we can do. I really hate the secrecy this administration has been allowed to get away with which is why I wear one of these :tinfoilhat: pretty frequently.

[Virginia Dare]

8. Can't speak for the others, but I live in Davis's district..

which has been going increasingly Democratic over the last 5 to 10 years. In fact, Kerry won his district in the last Presidential race. He once wielded a great amount of political clout in this area, which is slowly but surely being eroded. He's either going to have break ranks or he's toast.

His wife, who is a state delegate has been facing the same issues in Richmond with the asshats down there, and they still hold out grand plans for him to run for Senate when Warner retires, and her to take his seat. I'm not so sure that's going to come to pass at this point.