a theory on McCain pullout and chimp speech tonight:

[yurbud]

The members of the soon to be former Bush administration will end up in prison as soon as there's an attorney general who makes even a token effort at doing his job.

The Bush people cannot allow this.

A major terrorist attack is not an option. For a couple of reasons:

• to get the desired effect,it would have to be bigger than 9/11.
  
  
• that would require the cooperation or misdirection of the military and CIA.
  
  
• the Bushies have screwed the military and CIA so thoroughly and use them for fall guys so often that they will have an eye out and blow the whistle or monkeywrench any such operation.
  

Therefore, Bush is left with his last ally, Wall St. to create the crisis would give him the excuse to cancel the election.

If Bush does anything less than that tonight, the speech will be like kicking a pit bull. You don't kick a pit bull unless you're going to kill it in pretty short order. Our democracy is a pit bull that has just been shocked out of a coma, and they see the kick coming.

[helderheid]

1. I had this thought earlier today.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. You're channeling my husband.

This is his scenario, as well, which we were discussing just a few minutes ago. I think if Bush tried this, we SURELY would be in "torches and pitchforks" territory. HullBoss and I will be on the next plane to DC if people decide to storm the White House and carry them all away on a rail.

[beac]

10. You guys could ride up the steps of the Capitol on a moose!

Angry Democrats and Avenging Wildlife United to Defend The Constitution!

That'd show 'em! ;)

[elehhhhna]

3. That would crash the economy on the spot.

So, he'll probably do it.

[DJ13]

4. Wall Street would need a hard crash to make that a possibility

Those wealthy weasels are doing everything to prevent that (Dow only down 29 pts today).

By hard crash, I mean a single day of 20% down.

That wont happen because there isnt enough interest by outside money to move in and take positions due to the long grind lower over the last year.

[Phred42]

6. It would allow Marshal Law

[Bake]

9. Martial. The word is "martial."

Just like "martial arts." "Martial law."

Please.

Bake

[Phred42]

12. fine - get over yourself

[kurt_cagle]

14. Thanks

Was wondering myself who Marshal was for a couple of minutes before I reparsed that.

[CJCRANE]

5. You're correct in that

Bushco are using their allies to talk up the crisis as much as possible.

[Extend a Hand]

7. what time are they trotting out the chimp tonight?

[dbt]

8. 9:00 Eastern, 8:00 Central

In Half-Def video and ChimpSurround audio.

[Extend a Hand]

11. lol, Thanks! n/t

[Phred42]

13. Add this - John Yoo has cancelled all his classes and is being rushed to DC

Let's see....

- Grampy suspends his campaign
- Grampy Pulls all Advertising! as of NOW.
- the Village Idiot will speak to us tonight
- John Yoo is so desperately needed in DC that he cancels the classes he is teaching at Stanford and makes a bee-line for the DC bunker. they need him in on the Torture? (This is being reported on KOS and Firedoglake)
- Grampy is getting his ass kicked in the polls
- Congress won't give the Oligarchy a blank check


The Coup begins tonight?

[yurbud]

15. and yoo will write the half-assed legal justification

[TexasObserver]

16. If he does, they'll impeach him within a week.

[kitkat65]

18. As they should and damn well better . . . assuming it goes as the OP says.

[yurbud]

19. like they did after other impeachable offenses?

[flamingdem]

17. Bush better not try any funny business

Wonder if he's getting drunk right about now.