Bush's farewell tantrum

[seafan]

Bush's farewell tantrum

By Paul Campos
Rocky Mountain News

May 1, 2007

A story in The New York Times makes it clear White House officials are giving off-the-record interviews designed to dampen expectations regarding Iraq. These officials are saying that the administration will make no interim reports on the situation until September, and that in any event people shouldn't expect much in the way of military or political progress by then.
.....Of course the purpose of this ratcheting down of expectations is to try to forestall the political firestorm over Iraq that gets closer with every passing month.

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Whatever one thought of the original decision to invade Iraq, the political question the nation now faces could not be clearer: Should we ask our troops to continue to fight this war, and our children to pay for it through future tax increases?

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The American people have already answered that question, and their answer is "No." The Republicans lost 30 Congressional seats in last fall's election, while the Democrats lost none, largely because the American people were voting against the war. Every opinion poll shows that, by large majorities, Americans support the efforts of Democrats to force President Bush to begin withdrawing our troops.

That pressure will only grow. As increasingly panicky Republicans are all too aware, this is still a democracy, which means America will begin to withdraw from Iraq no later than January of 2009, even if bringing this about requires an electoral rout of the Republican Party in November of next year.

In the end, President Bush's failure to heed the will of the people isn't so much an act of principle, but rather an outburst of sheer peevishness. With Democrats in control of Congress, he's no longer getting a blank check to fund his military adventures. He finds this frustrating, so he's stamping his foot, covering his ears, and taking his party down with him.

All this is exactly what one would expect in the way of a political farewell gesture from a spoiled rich kid who never grew up. Future generations of historians will note George W. Bush made a mess of every real job he ever had - and, unfortunately for America, the presidency of the United States proved to be no exception.

[Va Lefty]

1. Last paragraph pretty much says it all

[lazyriver]

2. "...so he's stamping his foot, covering his ears..."

I wish he'd hold his breath too...

[bryant69]

3. I hope the Democrats hold strong on this one

And I'm actually pretty confident that they will. I hope so anyway.

Bryant
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[seafan]

5. I think the Dems should resubmit the same bill, force more votes from Repubs. Do it again and again

Make it painful for those who would follow Bush's empty-headed rhetoric.

Either the Republicans want a (now rapidly diminishing) chance to retain their seats next year, or they want to go down with USS Bush, now at a 45 degree angle.

[cliss]

4. Net result:

"That pressure will only grow. As increasingly panicky Republicans are all too aware, this is still a democracy..."

I hope every last one of the GOP gets bleeding ulcers from the stomach acid, churching in their stomachs right now.
As they sip their Dom Perignon and eat Lobster Thermidor for an elegant Lunch, the stress and tension will wear a big hole in their stomach lining because they know the

Sands of the Hourglass are Running Low.....