Reply #14: there is a scene in State of Denial [View All]

[Hamlette]

Where Bush talks with Gardner after Gardner returned from Iraq (he was the guy they fired to put in Bremer). Bush goes up to Gardner and says: "the way I see it, I can be out there on the law with the press kissing their asses, or I can be on Capital Hill kissing the asses of Congress or I can come over here and kiss your ass." (words to that effect)

So, with a loyal GOP Congress he considered talking to them to be "kissing ass" so I don't think he's going to give a shit about who's in charge.

As Card said in the book, its all about Iraq. There is not much for Congress to do about Iraq (except investigate the shit out of it) so when it comes time for Bush to get something he wants, he'll be pissed and mean and he'll go to Fox and say "those damned dems."

(Which is why I think the most visible Dem investigation should be war profiteering. It's an issue I think will piss off Americans "our boys are over there without armor dying and Halliburton is ripping us off?")