Bush, Stung By Election Loss, May Need to Change Style, Agenda

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Bush, Stung By Election Loss, May Need to Change Style, Agenda

Richard Keil and Catherine Dodge 2 hours, 31 minutes ago

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The political world that George W. Bush inhabited for the last six years -- the one he ruled -- ended yesterday.


The new world, in which Democrats have picked up more than the 15 seats needed to control the House while bolstering their ranks in the Senate, will require painful adjustments in the president's governing style, compelling him to choose between the role of a partisan warrior or a more conciliatory leader who seeks bipartisan accords to get things done.

Bush's agenda will change, too. He'll be under intense pressure to pull troops from Iraq; defense of his tax cuts will become more difficult; and plans to revamp New Deal-era social programs will be downsized, or ditched. Immigration overhaul, an energy independence plan, and the pursuit of free-trade pacts may be doable goals -- if Bush can cut deals with foes he once steamrolled.........


http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20061108/pl_bloomberg/akvapolfp7ac

``It's a new day,'' said former Louisiana Democratic Senator John Breaux. ``If the president wants to get some things accomplished, he's going to have to involve the Democrats.''

As Texas governor, Bush worked with a Democratic legislature to improve schools and simplify taxes. As president, he found it far easier to use loyal Republican majorities in the House and Senate to crush Democrats, earning an enmity that may come back to haunt him.

[jillan]

1. Guess the boy in the bubble

His bubble just burst.

[Hekate]

2. Wonder if he'll decompensate completely on camera soon

Bush, Cheney, and Rove are all dangerous men. Cornered animals -- even rats -- can do a lot of damage, and the Dems will have to watch each others' backs.

But, you know, I think the Dems are up to it. :evilgrin:

Hekate

[calimary]

7. I'm wondering whether the republi-CONS will use the waning days

of their majority (before the new term begins) to bastardize the laws - so as of January, the MINORITY party gets the subpoena power and can thwart the will of the majority. Well, why not? They've been committed to doing so for years now, for real. Why not try to rig the system again? Wouldn't put it past 'em.

Unfortunately, I think the Sore Losermans in the White House will A) try to keep running things as though nothing's changed and they're still god, and Iraq is going swimmingly well and we're winning; and B) fight, lie, cheat, pervert, and manipulate the system so none of the rules apply to them now. Subpoenas? They'll try to flout them as though they are untouchable. I hope Nancy Pelosi has other ideas.

SO proud to be able to tell my daughter that we have the first-ever FEMALE Speaker of the House in American history!!!

[SharonAnn]

49. He did not improve schools in Texas, he just says he did. Not tru!

And he did simplify taxes, he reduced all taxes that corporations and the wealthy would pay and shifted the costs to local governments who taxed the middle-class to make up the loss of revenue.

[upi402]

3. , and his clothes...

to an orange jumpsuit.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Now that he's gone to bed

They can release this...

[still_one]

5. resign would be the best thing he could do along with dick

[anotherdrew]

8. speaker of da house is high up in the chain of succession, resigning wouldn't be inappropriate

at least he could appoint a new VP, a 'uniter not divider' type and then resign.

it would be best for our "national security" if he did one or the other ASAP

he needs to address the security issue, we can't have a lame duck whitehouse for over two years after all... resigning is the only sensible thing for him to do,

[customerserviceguy]

20. Okay, think about what you're saying here

Dick Cheney is NOT going to be running for President in 2008, at least that's what he tells us. Of course, he could be appointed by Shrub to find an appropriate candidate to annoint, and pick himself (hmmmm, when has something like that happened??) but I have my doubts about that.

If Shrub talks Cheney into resigning (yeah, like that's gonna happen) in order to pick a new VP that he will resign in favor of, that person immediately becomes the leading candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination. And, by being able to serve less than two years of Chimpy's unexpired term, would be constitutionally eligible to run again in 2012, given that he wins in 2008.

No thanks, we'll pick our own Presidential candidates. There's far worse things than a lame duck President in his final years of office.

[No Exit]

29. Being the chosen "pick" of Bush/Cheney is clearly the kiss of death.

It wouldn't matter whom they anointed--whoever he was, he wouldn't get elected.

I have to go along with the person who said the best way Bush could change his agenda would be to RESIGN. Now THAT might just make his approval numbers finally move back up out of the toilet.

[Ferret Annica]

25. Let Smirk and Snarl both resign

We have a decent Speaker of the House now, I wouldn't mind her in the White House instead of those two war criminals at all.

[anotherdrew]

6. Style, Agenda, pritty much the whole sh'bang - of course he wont, and then...

and then...

well, these next few weeks should be very interesting

when is the new congress sworn in Jan 20th or so?

[codjh9]

9. Bush, stung in the ass by a big, angry Democratic bee, may realize...

... that there's something out there besides his own damn party, and his own bad/outdated/greedy/short-sighted/self-centered/corporate-based/sometimes-fundamentalist-ass-kissing ways! And we've HAD IT!

[Ferret Annica]

26. Sting in the ass?

That look on his face will reflect an anal insertion of an involuntary nature. The boy doesn't like this, he would prefer that to come from a pet stud of his like Jeff Gannon.

[OneBlueSky]

10. Bush is constitutionally incapable of changing either his style . . .

or his agenda . . . because it's all about HIM, and it's going to stay all about HIM, despite losing control of the legislative branch . . . he'll quickly go from being the president who used the veto the least to the president who uses the veto the most . . . and he'll continue to do whatever the hell he wants -- UNTIL the Congress slams a big hammer down on his ass . . .

[Kagemusha]

11. Bush? ...Change his style, agenda?...

:wtf: :dunce: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

...I think that about sums it up.

[Tight_rope]

48. Let me join you in laughter!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

51. Oops...wrong spot

[Arugula Latte]

12. He was so contemptuous of us for so long.

It'll be nice to see that fucking smirk wiped off that simian face of his.

[RobertSeattle]

13. He's not going to change the course? Shocking!

[truthisfreedom]

14. erm... change orientation (non-gay for once), change shorts...

change from brooks-brothers to k-mart... etc...

[Eurobabe]

15. Nah, he'll remain his usual affable self (BTW Affe in German means Ape)

and stay the course off the cliff. Let him keep doing what he is doing, it ruins the CONS for 2008.

PS. Jeez I need a nap! Can't spell for shit.

[sendero]

16. Bush...

.... needs to go sit in the corner. His "governing" days are OVER!

[Raine]

17. "Change"???

Chimp will never change.

[iamjoy]

28. Light Bulb Joke

A reporter asked John Kerry, Al Gore and George W. Bush how many presidential candidates it took to change a light bulb.

John Kerry gave a long detailed response about how that depended on what type of light bulb it was.

Al Gore said he didn't care as long as it was an energy efficient fluorescent bulb.

Dubya said, "Change?"

[Bark Bark Bark]

18. "...But AH'M Th' Decider!!"

I'm still waiting for after 2008 (barring, you know, impeachment or other forms of wish-fulfillment) when Dubious George is led by the hand out of the White House:

"Ah...Ah don't WANNA leave! Don't wanna!! Why do Ah havta move? Daddy bought me this place!!"

[DemBones DemBones]

19. He could retire "to spend more time with his family."

Works for me! Dick needs to spend more time with Lynne, too.

[davekriss]

30. He could retire to Paraguay

and comingle with his grandfather's Nazi friends from the friendly confines of his new ranch. Thereafter the ICC can try him in absentia and the convicted war criminal he is will be confined to that ranch, never again to damage the United States nor wreak blood-dripping war on innocent people. I would be very happy if this were so.

[soothsayer]

31. I always think of these Evita lyrics, what with * ready to flee

There again we could be foolish
Not to quit while we're ahead
For distance lends enchantment
And that is why
All exiles are distinguished
More important they're not dead
I could find job satisfaction
In Paraguay

[truthisfreedom]

21. bush is pathetic. bush is hopeless. bush is icky, and nobody likes him anymore.

bush is the thing that makes America sucky.

bush is sucky.

bush has no friends.

we will not work with bush.

bush is so lame that he's got much less chance against a pretzel than he ever did before.

[soothsayer]

32. lol!

[Boston Critic]

22. What about the lame duck Congress?

The Republican Congress is still in power until the end of the year. Do they try to ram through legislation now knowing it's their last chance?

[confludemocrat]

39. Guaranteed they will pull alot of shit before they are sent packing n/t

[sendero]

23. Bush's style ..

... is not going to matter. He is going to have no influence whatsoever.

[saigon68]

35. But his face looks so intelligent and bright

[Martin Eden]

24. He needs a new wardrobe too ... an ORANGE JUMPSUIT

Even better, I'm reminded of the song "two hangmen hangin' from a tree" ... can we have a double execution with Saddam?

[Neshanic]

27. Him stamping his feet with that ugly puss. "I'm the DECIDER!"

[screenplaya]

33. He won political capital and He in tends to spend it.

So do we :)

[nolabels]

41. It's oxymoronic, you cannot win capital in a bankrupt system

Paper ballots and real accountability in government is still needed regardless of who is office

[tonekat]

34. Hmmm, change of style, eh? I know!

Obvious public inebriation, as he keeps the chair warm for the last ineffectual days of his failed administration.

[Bush_MUST_Go]

36. Day One of the "last throes" of this inept and corrupt admin.

[grizmaster]

37. bush, stung by loss, may need change of diapers

more accurate headline

[rocktivity]

38. Bush rules nothing--he's a figurehead.

That's the real reason why he won't get rid of Rove, Rummy, or Cheney.

Let this election be a lesson to all politicians who put their loyalty to the party bosses over that of their consitutents. In other words, nyah, nyah, nyah, Georgie!


rocknation

[calimary]

40. Fine then. If he still refuses to change them, then let them hang there

as so many millstones around his neck.

[Cha]

42. Does that mean boner is gonna

shut the fuck up about privatizing our Social Security? And bush is gonna stop using our tax payers money flyin' around campaigning for it?

[Politicub]

45. That's over

Thankfully the privatizing social security talk is over for the time being.

[oldgrowth]

43. Stay the curse

[Politicub]

44. I would love to be a fly on the wall

in GOP circles today. There is going to be a bloodbath in the GOP, and the people that are going to get the biggest part of the blame are Bush, Rove and Mehlman.

The "permanent majority" that they brayed about two years ago is gone.

:bounce:

[lumpy]

46. Bush just might try 'changing his agenda'.and style,

if he really wants to recover anything of his hysterical legacy. Above all else this man is narsiccistic.

[KansDem]

47. "Bush, Stung By Election Loss, May Need to Change Style, Agenda"...and his underwear. (eom)

[ckramer]

50. No way! Stay the course!!!!

LOL

[GoddessOfGuinness]

52. His nasty temper is going to seriously affect his health.

I can feel it in my gut.
How will the spoiled brat deal with not getting his way all the time?