When does the lame duckitude begin?

[Aplomado]

At what time does a second term president just naturally begin to fade into the background, at least in terms of national policy?

[Sparkly]

1. I don't think he ever made decisions about policy, or anything else.

[Aplomado]

3. well the WH then?

Sparkster...

[ProudDad]

2. January 21, 2005?

[kurtyboy]

4. As Al Franken says

NOW

[The Mafia Squirrel]

8. Certainly seems to be true

When your reactionary Repug Congress voted in by a majority of fundamentalist poorly educated nutjobs backs away from you and your positions and begins asking about a pullout from your misguided war, it's safe to say you're limping towards lame duckiness. Let's keep Quackers there for another 3+ yrs.

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[The Mafia Squirrel]

7. There's a rumor that

John Paul Stevens is edging towards retirement. Who wants to bet that he'll hold white knuckled until a (D) is in the West Wing? It's probably in his will that his body be placed upright on the bench and vote through a proxy should he shuffle off this mortal coil under Dubya.

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. I'm watching for the lame frogitude (as in frog-march) n/t