What will Bush replace Bolton with?

[yurbud]

[MannyGoldstein]

1. A Shaved Weasel

Covered with Ben-Gay.

[Hamlette]

2. Santorum....(ick)...is the buzz on blogs today n/t

[yurbud]

6. bad in a different direction. At least Bolton is aware enough of other people to bully them.

Santorum is like sending a cult member.

he's got the brain of a gnat.

[yurbud]

10. Congress should pass a law requiring IQ test and mental illness screening for all bush appointees.

or at least for Santorum.

[MADem]

15. Counting on the ASHCROFT effect, then....

The collegial Senate is less inclined to do any rigorous advise-and-consent work when it comes to one of their alumnae....

[Junkdrawer]

25. Yep. n/t

[yurbud]

29. even a certifiable mental patient? Any chance OTHER countries will run the "bring the dead fetus

home" story now?

[MADem]

31. Well, gotta prevent that family planning money from getting to the poor who can't afford to have a

zillion kids...who better to send than "Fearless Fetus" Santorum??? It's a logical choice, really from the perspective of the wee cowboy--the Monkey can get himself a badly needed victory, because the Senate won't slap the guy down; just like they didn't slap Ashcroft when they should've...

[yurbud]

35. Bolton could at least get respect through fear. I could see the other delegates taping "kick me"

signs to Santorum's ass, and referring to him as Gump to his face.

[lapfog_1]

Our neocon whack job Khalilzad is returning from Iraq

next post - UN... no doubt.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. he will nominate a frothing nut like Bolton again, ...

withdraw him, and replace him with a slightly less frothing nut, who will not fool anybody, but Repukes will vote for him anyway.

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Rummy's looking for work.

[Swamp Rat]

5. Another lizard

[cascadiance]

7. Lieberman?...

I thought he was going to replace Rumsfeld with Lieberman. But what better way for the Republicans to try and get back the Senate control again by getting Lieberman to resign and replaced with a Rethuglican.

Lieberman must know that his time "of power" is limited to the next two years. He's got to make some change before 2008 comes around.

[Kelly Rupert]

8. No way Lieberman's going.

Six cushy years in the Senate with both parties waiting on him hand and foot...or two years arguing uselessly and frustratingly in the world's most frustrating yet powerless political body?

[cascadiance]

9. When we change from the dead heat equation we have now...

... in the Senate, Lieberman will be a LOT less powerful and having people "waiting on him hand and foot". He will be now because he is the pivotal point of power for the moment, but that equation will likely change in 2008. Therefore, though it is a little early just yet, I think he will look for someplace else to move to to keep his hold on greater power. I don't think he'll have it after 2008. A cabinet position (if drawn up the right way) might be to his liking.

[yurbud]

11. I just live for the day when he is lobbyist for the funeral home industry

[Kelly Rupert]

14. In 2008,

we have two situations: a Democratic White House or a Republican White House.

In the event of the former, he stays put. In the event of the latter, he has a choice: deal with pissy technocrats half the day and a ravenous media the other half for the next four years (after which he'll pretty much have to retire), or keep kickin' back and lovin' that swing-vote sugar until he dies. After all, as long as the Republicans have 40 seats he'll realistically be needed on plenty of votes. My bet's on the Senate, personally.

And if you're looking to the future, well, hitching your star to a lame-duck, unpopular, toxic president with two years left on his term from a party in retreat...well, that would be dumb.

[cascadiance]

21. If the Dems are in a majority, and that is more likely I think...

... with 21 Republican seats up for grabs then, then he may "want" to stay put, but the Dems don't have to treat him well then. A lot of his committee chairmanships that he's got the power to claim to now might be put in REAL Democrats hands then. I'd prefer giving them to Bernie Sanders over him if I'm the Dems. If the Republicans do win back the Senate in 2008 (unlikely I think), then yes, he'll switch to being a Republican then.

[Kelly Rupert]

26. I find that unlikely.

Except for on foreign policy, defense and the military, he's a party-line Democrat. He would be very uncomfortable as a Republican, and he knows it.

[solara]

17. Well, let's see... who is looking for a job?

besides Santorum and Allen... heh

Rummy, Jebby, Zoellick., Foley, Powell, Ashcroft, Norton, Evans, Thompson, Ridge, Goss, Tenet, Card... Meiers, Karen Hughes

Kissinger? Baker?

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Kelly Rupert]

18. ...Katherine Harris!

Kitty for UN!

[solara]

19. Brilliant!!

Kitty for UN!!


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. #6 gets my vote for its creativity, if nothing else

Not that I'd put it past bush to try shaving him and dressing him in drag.

[yurbud]

37. Bush would do it for other reasons, then when they are done he'd say, "Hey, this might getcha past

that demmercat committee. I seen it on Lucy once."

[Tiggeroshii]

13. A stash of cocaine

[Diane R]

16. Yep. Lieberman. I think it was all settled right after the primary. n/t

[Demeter]

20. I Don't Think He's Going to Get the Chance

I think events will precipitate so fast that daily life will cease and fire fighting will eat up all the WH resources.

[RobofSWVA]

22. He will shave off Bolton's mustache...

He will shave off Bolton's mustache, put him in earrings and a dress, and re-appoint him as someone else. I shall call him Janet Reno...

[Ignacio Upton]

23. Welcome to DU...

Enjoy your stay!:hi:

[HaggisMcHaggis]

24. Other

He will indubitably nominate the spawn of satan, who will openly advocate killing every man, woman, and child on earth in the most gruesome ways possible, in accordance with Bush's agenda.

[Hanover_Fist]

27. A shrubbery.......Ni!!!!!

[yurbud]

28. every reporter should say that at the end of every sentence Bush says during press conferences

[Imagevision]

30. Whomever Poppy Bush says to use, jr.'s act is falling apart...!

[Sydnie]

32. Jeb. Now there is a scary thought, huh?

After all, Jeb is soon to be out of a job and with two years to kill ... why not?

Gawd help us all if he tries that!

[yurbud]

36. One of Poppy's servants would be better than any of his sons

[everythingsxen]

33. von Ribbentrop? (nt)

[Peace is Possible]

34. Kissinger?

Oh that's right, he's advising the pope.

How about Negroponte?