Did Poppy bail George out again?

[mwb970]

It would certainly be consistent with their history. I hear that the Carlyle Group has some connection with the Dubai ports company.

[shance]

1. Seems this is more accurately George H.W.'s second term.

and his son is simply taking all the heat for his father who along with Dick Cheney is controlling all the policies and deals being made.

[fooj]

2. I knew that from the moment this jackass was s-elected.

It's maddening. There should be a law...oh, that's right. We don't go by the rule of law anymore! Grrrr...

[MADem]

4. I disagree--Poppy put Brent Scowcroft out there, criticizing Junior

It got so bad that they weren't speaking; the wee cowboy did Xmas at the RANCH with the in-laws rather than do the usual holiday festivities with Bar and the Poop.

Interesting tidbits here: http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/articles/051031on_onlineonly01

People wonder whether Scowcroft is a proxy for the elder Bush. But is he also a proxy for a broader constituency—a wing of the Republican Party that is increasingly disaffected by the war?

Only Scowcroft and the elder Bush could say whether Scowcroft is Bush’s proxy on matters related to Iraq, and neither man is saying. On the larger question, yes, Scowcroft speaks for the non-neoconservative, non-evangelical, non-human-rights wing of the Republican Party—the business side of the Party....

[global1]

3. No - The Chimp Traded Sammy Sosa To Dubai To Call Off The...

deal. However, the next problem * will face is that he doesn't have the rights to trade Sammy.