Nixon had a 27 percent rating when he resigned

[greenman3610]

When will Bush get there? And at what percent will the
GOP leadership go to the White house and tell him it's over?

[MADem]

1. Well, his "I got YOUR number!" announcement today isn't gonna help

move him up the ladder, I suspect!

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I expect a Richard Gere wail:

"Don't quit on me, don't quit one me, I've got no where else to gooooo."

[ReadTomPaine]

3. Bush will never resign or leave office willingly...

unless another Bush or direct proxy is waiting in line to replace him. Even then, I have my doubts.

It will take an authorized, sanctioned body of some type to remove him and his political machine from power. Force will likely be needed. Mark my words.

[Marymarg]

4. Cheney must go first

If the Republicans decide that Bush is done, they must first replace Cheney (force him to resign) with someone more palatable to the public (John McCain, perhaps)and more electable in 2008.

[magellan]

5. Nixon was facing probable impeachment, wasn't he?

He resigned because he knew he'd never survive the investigation. (I believe that's the case but I'm happy to be corrected if wrong.) Bush** has the entire GOP in his pocket. He'll never see impeachment proceedings while they run Congress...and I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to what the Dems might do if they regain control in November. They're making sounds like they don't want to go there and I'm not sure if it's political wile or serious unwillingness to impeach the bastard.

[Marymarg]

7. He did not survive investigation

It was conviction of impeachable offenses that he was avoiding. When the Republican leaders came to him and told him that there were enough votes for conviction, he resigned.
As I recall, many Republican stalwarts eventually and reluctantly withdrew support for him as more and more evidence came out. To maintain their own credibility, they joined with the Democrats.
That impeachment story was more about the health of our government than it was a partisan witch hunt (like the fiasco with Clinton.)

There may come a time when these Republicans face what their old colleagues faced in the 70's and if they do, they will run from their pariah.

[magellan]

8. Thank you for the clarification :-)

[demosincebirth]

6. Nixon was on the verge of impeachment - Bush isn't.

Bush's numbers will get that low within the next four months. The republicans and bush have dug themselves in a deep hole. Everyday something else surfaces about them and the hole gets deeper and deeper - we haven't heard the finality of the Scooter Libby/Karl Rove fiasco yet. When Fitzgerald starts with indictments...whats the old saying..."you ain't seen nutin yet."