Newsweek: "A White House Adrift"

[MassLiberal]

from the May 9 issue: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7693005/site/newsweek/

"Whatever happens to Bolton's nomination, his public mauling underscores how the president has struggled in the first 100 days of his second term. On the single issue that seems to trouble voters most—the high price of gasoline—Bush found himself in the uncomfortable position of asking for help, first from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. On Social Security, Republicans find themselves divided. Then there's the problem of a runaway Congress, diverted by the fate of Tom DeLay, the ethically challenged House Republican leader. Bush tried to regain the initiative with his Thursday-night prime-time news conference. But Republicans hardly cheered at the prospect of selling benefit cuts in Social Security, and Bush himself conceded that he had 'no quick fix' for high gas prices. With his approval ratings slipping, Bush looks like he's running low on his precious supply of political capital."

[whistle]

1. Bush's first 224 days in 2001 didn't amount to anything either...

...then following 9-11, he and his lackeys pretty much did whatever they wished.

[Canadiana]

2. That is what scares me...

Who knows what he might orchestrate to save face..

[Bluebear]

3. Canadiana, glad to have you here

Welcome to DU!

an on edit a great point too!

[Canadiana]

4. yeayea bluebear...glad to be here!

I've been lurking for a while and decided to pipe up LOL

[Bluebear]

5. Don'tcha dare be a stranger!

[whistle]

10. Glad you did Canadiana, welcome....

...as for George Bush he is blowing smoke and distracting America from the real issues that endanger us and the rest of the world. The next thing we hear from the White House will be that Americans have nothing to worry about, should we should all go on long vacations this summer. That's when the invasion of Iran will begin

[DrDebug]

6. Yikes. It looks even worse in an avatar

Its like * is going to puke. Make way, a barfing bush

[Bluebear]

7. It really doesn't translate does it

waaaaah

[Cha]

9. How Astute!

Welcome to DU, Canadiana! Where is that? :)

[Cha]

8. What I find incredulous is the

press reporting on all the poor chimp's problems..aren't they suppose to be the good little whorepress and spin this baby topside?!

[whistle]

11. MSM is playing right into the Bush news deflections

[Erika]

12. White house & GOP party adrift

wandering aimlessly and destroying our country while they are at it.

[hedda_foil]

13. Look at the picture they picked to illustrate this!