Lyndon B. Bush??

[CatWoman]

At some point, something had to give. Yes, much of the mainstream media treated George W. Bush with Lewinsky-like devotion, but could it really go on forever? The Bush people seemed to think it could, and in their hubris lies their demise.

It was an amazing run. They won the presidency by losing an election. They bankrupted the treasury, trashed the environment, turned the nation's system of justice over to religious fanatics and, finally, deceived the nation into an unprovoked war. They probably would have gotten away with that too, except they forgot to make any sensible plans about how to run the place afterward. ("Dude, where's my 'coalition'?") In the ensuing chaos and guerrilla warfare against the vulnerable and undermanned US forces, well, somebody was bound to start asking questions.

Why did we invade Iraq again? Was it because they were "reconstituting" nuclear weapons? Nope, they made that one up. Was it because they were in possession of weapons of mass destruction? Apparently not. Was it because they were in league with the Al Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11? Sorry, ix-nay on the evidence-nay. Did we do it to further the cause of democracy and human rights? Stop, you're hurting my tummy.

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030804&s=alterman

[aquart]

1. LBJ sponsored progressive social legislation.

Name one piece of Bush legislation that has helped Americans earning under $100,000 a year?

[CatWoman]

3. Read the article

he's comparing Bush*/Iraq War to Johnson/Gulf of Tonkin.

Lies got us in both wars.

And destroyed the political career of Johnson.

Could Bush* be next?

[bluestateguy]

2. Idea for photoshop wizards (not me)

You all know that famous picture of LBJ,circa 1968, sitting in the conference room with his head on the table stressed out as hell after having a disastarous meeting about the situation in Vietnam. One of our photoshop folks should redoctor that picture with *.

[DieboldMustDie]

5. The problem is...

* doesn't get stressed out about sending people to war. He gets his orders from God, so what's there to be stressed about? That's what scares me most about the crazy bastard!

[Zan_of_Texas]

4. Stop, you're hurting my tummy.

I love that line! And it's so true.

Watching Bush destroy every damn thing hurts, viscerally.

Reminds me of this line, also true:

"Much of the credit for the left's revival goes to President Bush, whose policies and personality seem to touch the nerves of hard-core Democrats like a dental drill." --David Von Drehle, July 10, 2003 Washington Post (Common Dreams)

[Ishoutandscream]

6. Correct, the "hubris" is what will bring down this administration

These folks were perhaps getting a little too comfortable. Arrogance will eventually catch up to you.