WH has distributed a "countdown clock" as a reminder of time remaining

[sabra]

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/articles/060903/11whisplead.htm

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With President Bush's sagging poll numbers and the possibility that Democrats might take back the House in November, White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten has developed a special motivational technique to keep West Wing staffers focused on getting things done in the next 2 1/2 years. Bolten has distributed to key aides a "countdown clock"-a cellphone-size timepiece that gives a digital readout of the time remaining in the Bush presidency. When he showed it to U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh last week, the clock showed 873 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, and 17 seconds until the next president is sworn on Jan. 20, 2009.

"I keep that clock as a reminder to myself that we have a lot of days left," Bolten says. "We have ample time to accomplish many things but not so many that we can waste a single day ... and I know that's the president's attitude. He wants to make the most of the time that we have left." Bolten was reminded that Bush has roughly the same number of days left that Gerald Ford had in his entire administration. "It's a good amount of time," he replied. One top priority: preparing a 2007 White House push for expanded use of nuclear energy and biofuels as a way to lessen dependence on foreign oil.

[Nickster]

1. That's right out of the TV show, West Wing. n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

11. I was about to say the same thing

The only difference is that Bartlet had a 65% approval rating in his final years and was able to actually get things done. Bush is in the 30's and if we take back congress, he will truly be a lame duck.

[Marr]

13. Yep. Makes it seem more like a "countdown to handing this mess off".

[Nickster]

15. Details, details....LoL. n/t

[BlueStorm]

2. Wish I could get one...

It would make me feel better by counting down the days that Bobblehead Boy is out of office.

Blue

[seemunkee]

5. Here

http://www.backwardsbush.com/index.php

[WhiteTara]

3. we all have a countdown clock

ours is 65 days until we have a chance at subpoena power.

64 days to get the voting machines honest.

872 days on the outside that POS will be out of our WH.

[Eurobabe]

4. I have a fucking countdown clock on a keychain

Those 873 days can't go by quickly enough!!

[RamboLiberal]

16. I have one of those too on my bookshelf at work

Seemed to take forever to get below 1,000 but didn't seem quite as bad to get below 900. Next celebration is at 500, 100 will be a biggie, then of course zero!



http://www.backwardsbush.com/?gclid=COe1v9vBkocCFRKbHgodejN6qg

[Tiggeroshii]

6. They are just as eager as we are... n/t

[nuxvomica]

7. I wonder how much time will be left on those clocks...

When Bush is thrown out of office.

[left is right]

8. Does it chime on the hour

You are going to prison, asswipe? One can always hope!

[WilliamPitt]

9. 873 days?

*groan*

[Rainscents]

10. Oh, I don't think, fucker is leaving.

He will create something something next year, so he can stay in the office, indefinite.

[Mr_Spock]

12. Can we all get one?

It's like having a clock set to when we are going to be released from prison.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Haven't we all been running something like this for a while

what took them so long?

[TahitiNut]

17. 869 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes and counting

According to my "Bush's Last Day" key chain.

http://www.backwardsbush.com/
http://nationalnightmare.com/

[sweetheart]

18. here's a link to a more useful countdown clock:

https://www154.safesecureweb.com/funnytim/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TFTGS&Category_Code=NOTT

[Raine]

19. Every American should have one

I'm counting the days down too! :bounce:

[and-justice-for-all]

20. My clock says they have until December '06....thats it!