Bush himself has triggered the self destruct event. House of Cards fallin

[opihimoimoi]

Those staunch old money Pubs now see the error of their judgement. They had invested in this Bush as the guy to do the job(for the Pubs way of life) but now see him as a RUN AWAY, OUT OF CONTROL, PREZ.

Being pragmatic, the gears have begun to spin in the direction of his removal and the saving of the Pub Party. The Larger Picture shows a stumbling Bush and the sinking ship.

The rats are jumpin. The oilers and wipers are also jumpin. The cooks are packing, and we know what happens when the cooks decide to go... everyone else will follow.

Except the Shrub and staff

Oh My, what a specticle this gonna be.

[JHB]

1. What exactly are you referring to?

'Tis not yet the time to count thy chickens.

[opihimoimoi]

6. When CBS does a nasty on Bushes ass, you jus know he be in deep doo doo

Bushy, like many despotic leaders of the past, has proven to the world he is unfit for the office beyond a doubt and must be removed/

[ClintonTyree]

2. I wish I could share....................

your optimism, but I don't think it's going to be that easy. There are still waaaaaayyyy too many loyalists to this illegal regime and they are not going to go peacefully. I agree that in the past few weeks, Shrub has taken a hit and his reputation as a straight shootin', everybody's pal, let's have a beer together sort of guy has been tarnished. It's going to take much more work and revelations about this man's character (or lack thereof) to convince a wide majority of Americans that he is a crook and an intellectual midget. It can be done, but there is much work ahead.

[pw]

5. Even if the old money dumps Twit

What makes you think they'll install someone more to our liking?

[blm]

3. AYUP!!!!

;))))

[stopthegop]

4. looking at the situation...

do you realistically expect Bush to go?

House and Senate in Repub hands
polls for Bush still at least decent
'win' in Iraq

I don't see an impeachment or resignation unless something big changes

[opihimoimoi]

8. The Head Pubs seem to be cutting the lines in the only way possible

...... by having the media slowly crank it up.

first sign... Tweety

2nd sign..... CBS

3 rd sign.... Bill Maher re upped

[morningglory]

11. Tweety last night

showed a video of Dr. Dean revealing one more of Shrub*s campaign lies and made a great statement. Tweety then looked at the camera and said "He sounds like Chauncey Gardner." He is not helping our country.

[Demobrat]

27. Pardon my ignorance.

Who's Chauncey Gardner?

[opihimoimoi]

28. from the flick BEING THERE Peter Sellers

The story of a mentaly challenged man who somehow befriends rich benefactors and is elevated to the level of being considered for presidency. Rich Humor.

[Clete]

32. If I remember correctly, he does become President, doesn't he.

The scene with Chance (Peter Sellers) walking on water was hilarious.

[opihimoimoi]

35. If I recall correctly, the pall bearers were whispering that would be

their desire: to make the LOLO the Prez.

Walking on water and poking the waters with his umbrella indicating depth was very clever way to bring fantasy into the story.

[magnolia]

16. Add...

...NBC and ABC to the list. Watch, they are being really tough on him.

[The Night Owl]

7. Way too early to declare victory.

Let's not make the same mistake Bush made by prematurely declaring victory.

These Neocons have come a long way recently. I just do not seem them giving up without a massive fight. They have way too much invested in this current administration and in this military/industrial/media construct.

The airing of videotapes showing the corpses of the Hussein brothers was probably the first stunt in what will be a series of stunts designed to deflect atttention away from emerging Bush administration scandals.

Seriously, have you seen Rummy's face recently? To me, he does not look like someone who is just about to throw in the towel. He looks pissed off and ready to do damage.

[opihimoimoi]

9. Its not their call, its those waaay above them. The Bushites have

pissed off the mega Pub Power guys, IMHO, and they now cutting the loss

[whoYaCallinAlib]

10. Hope you're right.

I'm not quite as optimistic . . . but I feel better and better about our chances.

[LiberalLibra]

12. You really think dufus is in control?? He is a puppet for the more.....

....powerful souls behind the scenes who will decide when it is time for the boy king to go. When they make that decision the mud throwing will be ruthless and constant.

[opihimoimoi]

14. Sure looks like the MUD is in the air 7465867.88 feet per second

Come, we get some raincoats and helmets

[diamond14]

20. the powers that controlled reagun realized that they actually

don't want a "thinking" pResident...reagun served their purposes well... his biggest credential was his "acting" abilities...falling asleep at major Nato meetings...likely had alzeimers disease for many years before the public was told...he simply continued to read off the telepromter, even when he didn't know where he was...

and then, the reTHUGlicans realized that a "puppet" who could read teleprompters (written and orchestrated by the powers) was all that was needed...

as bush* himself has noted...he's just a media creation...

after nixon, idealists passed laws to open pResidential records after years had passed, because these are OUR records, and it prevents further nixonian crimes and teaches us lessons...

bush* continues to prevent the opening of the reagun Presidential records, because it would expose the same criminals that continue to operate in his regime...it's time to demand the opening of the reagun records and expose the current criminal adminstration...

[SharonAnn]

21. The powers that controlled Reagan were Bush, Sr. cronies

I think the only one on the "inner circle" who wasn't a Bush crony might have been Don Regan.

Bush Sr. and his cronies WERE Reagan and his policies and his practices. Especially after the attempted assassination attempt when Reagan started showing signs of Alzheimer's.

[opihimoimoi]

24. I think you guys explained all too well

Come, we go bar, I buy :toast: :beer:

[pansypoo53219]

13. 3 words

bring'EM on.

[opihimoimoi]

15. I suspect there is much infighting between the Mega Pubs, the Basenment

Staff, and the Oval Office; not to mention the agencies involved, FBI< CIA< etc. They are making a spectacle of themselves and the Mega Pubs are not happy campers.

[Bandit]

17. Who is giving Bush* all the mega-millions he is out collecting?

I think you maybe counting chicks not yet hatched. The money is pouring in. They will have enough to totally buy the airwaves and not allow a single Democratic Advertisement to be placed or at least very few. We need the fairness doctrine desperately.

[opihimoimoi]

18. Looks like monies are coming from grateful pubs who got big bucks

from the tax cuts.

[leesa]

23. I suspect the payments are the second installment for services rendered

Tax cuts, environmental deregulation, destruction of UN (attempted), anti-worker legislation, anti-woman legislation, etc, etc, etc. They paid the first half up front to get in power and now the second half is due. So they might be really pissed with him, but they made an agreement and have to stick with it.

[diamond14]

19. bush* arrogance...(pic) desecrates the American Flag !!!!

during his appearance in Livonia Michigan, with the "glory" and bragging of the KILL...glorifying a pResidential assassination of the two sons and grandson of a sovereign nation's leader...bragging about his cover-up..."bring 'em on" and "the pResident has moved-on from the yellow-cake...it's over, says Ari"....Michigan has never had a death penalty...Michiganers just don't believe in state-sponsored KILLING (like Texas and Virginia brag about)...and Livonia Michigan people are likely horrified at the public display of the heads of the hunted sons...and the bush* bragging....

pretty out-of-control....and many are waking up to that fact...

[Octafish]

22. He IS Nixonian.

Remember, Tricky Dick said that the President is above the law. Nixon begat Poppy and Poppy begat Reagan who almost was unbegatted for Poppy who begat the Smirkelgrüber.

They are all Crooks. Traitors, too.

[opihimoimoi]

25. Because it means money, these guys are drilling into the sides of the

lifeboat called EARTH. What jerks and stupidity.

[opihimoimoi]

26. Bush outta control, went ballistic today when a reporter asked about

liberia. Became shrill and volume level went up 2 notches.

[HighJinx]

39. He took a question from a reporter?

How did that happen? Was the reporter physically removed for daring to ask a hard question?

[Clete]

29. You are sooo right.

Gotterdammerung has begun, the twilight of the Shrubs.

[opihimoimoi]

31. YUp, too many signs the Shrubs blew it and benefactors are pissed.

The denigrating of the Shrubs have started and it appears it will continue until a solution is found. The battle of the Pubs has begun. On one side, old money who have been miffed at the gross incompetance, the other side, stoners who stand by the Shrub, But as of the present, The Bushes are on the way to being toast.

[rucky]

42. They Eat Their Own

[HFishbine]

30. Just wait

until another republican jumps into the race. I give it about another month.

[opihimoimoi]

33. Would Rudman come to mind??

He being of sound mind and left with disgust with the Far Right and its direction of domination and control through ruthless methods.

[HFishbine]

40. Hadn't

thought of him, but he falls into my general assumption, that it will be someone who repudiats the extremist bent of the current administration.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

34. Time for McCain.

If he sees and opening, he might take it.

[opihimoimoi]

36. McCain, OH how that man would be a way better Prez than the Shrub

Lotsa class. Lotsa Brains. Lotsa fortitude and guts.

Makes Shrub look like the wimp he really is.

[Tansy_Gold]

37. No, the rats aren't jumping at all.

The invisible captain may be making the poor little shrub walk the plank, but rest assured that the powers behind him are NOT jumping ship.

George W. Bush has never (imho, at any rate) been anything more than a cardboard cut-out sitting in the oval office while the real powers did their dirty work out of sight. They will willingly sacrifice him or anyone else to maintain power; they do not care.

They may very well be a tiny minority of what was once the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln and have certainly dragged that party to the far right wing of feudalism/fascism, but they are still in power, still holding the purse and puppet strings.

Who are they? Probably the same folks who sit on the boards of PNAC and Carlyle and Halliburton and all the rest, but also people who benefit from the policies enacted by the current administration.

Has anyone seen the little gem going around about Bill Gates and how "generous" he has been in funding AIDS drugs for Africa? That his "generosity" may in fact be a cover for his support for continued enforcement of the intellectual property laws that protect his Microsoft empire and his personal billions?

The rats aren't jumping; they're still drowning in the bilgewater. They, in fact, are us.

[opihimoimoi]

38. Sorry, I meant the Rats are jumping Bush;s ship

They are now in the act of cutting their losses and making Bush the fall guy.

He is toast.

Who is next?? Armey, Phil Graham, Gary Bower, McCain, Trott, Rudman, Newt, etc, the list is endless.

[Tansy_Gold]

41. They haven't lost anything. . . . yet

Oh, I agree with you that they may be casting li'l shrubbie adrift, but they aren't cutting their losses because they haven't lost anything yet. They are still in power, still controlling the money. If they've lost a little control over the press, and if maybe part of their scheme to control future elections is getting some visibility that they'd rather not have had, well, that might be the worst of it. But they've got a year and more to fix that little problem, and so far the damage isn't permanent.

My point is that the ship was never his to begin with. Poppy's maybe, but never *'s.

[opihimoimoi]

43. I now see * as one of the occupants in the Pubs Boat.

He is caught drilling holes in the hull.

He is toast