Lame Duck Bush press conference disaster

[jfs1000]

Remeber when Bush used to have one of these press conferences and people would analyze how he delivered it.

We would see hours off talk about how presidential he is, and how comforting he was an how Americans like that. It was all about how he connected, not what he said.

Bush was at his best on Thursday with his delivery. He was playful, comfortable and plain spoken. This would have got people gushing in the old days.

But, the press conference tonight was a failure, and I bet a political disaster.

Not minutes after the conference, conservative Sam Brownback said NO to mean's testing. The Dems are already circling the wagons, Bush staked his second term on SS reform. IT IS OFFICIALY DOA. All that political capital he thought he had is gone. It is over. He has lost. Amazing how touching meidcare and Social Security can destroy your presidency.

Bush also failed to ease the concerns on gas. Even if you like his energy bill, there is no relief in sight. That isn't good.

On judges, he just took the air out of the christian right movement. They are going to feel betrayed. All those justice Sunday people must feel like fools right now for believing Dobson. Bush was actually advocating secularism.

Bush has all the ear marks of a lame duck. I am stunned how his momentum has stalled. He has to be the weakest second term president ever considering he has both houses of congress in his back pocket.

[faithnotgreed]

1. hi jfs.. thanks for sharing some of the feedback

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. thansk makes me almost want to watdh it on the repeat

[rsmith6621]

3. Right Dead On JFS

I couldnt have said it better myself.......there is no more YEAST in his loaf of bread

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Most be passover

:-)

[FreedomAngel82]

9. Tonight was very interesting

I wonder if the republicans are just slipping with their hold on everything. It seems to me they're not doing well with anything. They've locked democrats out of government doing's (latest rawstory) and now even people on the media last night admitted he did bad. So what's going on? Why the sudden change? I also read in another thread even people on Matthews' show wasn't pumping him up. :\

[coloradodem2005]

5. Boy. That is bad. For Bush.

Tough shit you motherfucker. You may as well spend the rest of your so-called Presidency at your ranch clearing brush. You have a pitiful approval rating. Your Republican dominated congress has an even lower approval rating. You are stinking things up so bad it is unbelievable. DeLay is going to continue to drag you down and people are seeing the idiocy that is you.

[DesEtoiles]

6. how can you even try to critique him when answers were incomprehensible

just weird, senseless rambling blather

most of the time I just said to myself - what the hell?


although in the past the press has called this - inexplicably - being "plain spoken"

[flordehinojos]

7. ONLY TWO THINGS WORRY ME:

1) the bushes undeniable vengeful streak.

2) THE BUSHES UNDENIABLE "GRAB TO POWER, POWER GRAB, NO MATTER WHAT".

i SHOULD ADD A THIRD THING THAT WORRIES ME.

3)i don't think the bushes are going to let go of power that easily.

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Me either

Unless management tells him he has to sacrifice and he's not doing good for them?? :shrug:

[NightOwwl]

8. The always dependable whore media didn't let him down, though.

The media pundits (Stephanopolous, Russert, a few more I can't remember...they all become one) predictably kissed his ass as usual. I think the dinosaurs were the last ones to see the meteor coming, also.

[jfs1000]

11. Striking

I am stunned how ineffective the press conference will be. He was on his game, wasn't surprised by questions and actually knew his stuff on oil.

But his poll numbers are even worse. Just let him keep goig around the country talking about SS reform. His numbers go down.

LOL

Kinda like when the Dems try and do stuff with the military. Even if they are right, they never connect. Repubs and entitlement issues don't mesh. Americans don't trust this guy on that.

I hope he has more capital than he has shown so far (sacrcasm).

[abburdlen]

12. I'd say it was a failure

and the most telling proof that 4 of my 5 local station switch coverage from the press conference before it was over.
Even our Fox station switch back to regular programming before Bush had wrapped up. TV exec knew more folks were interested in Survivor and The Apprentice than that wind-bag.

[xchrom]

13. mr president have the tax cuts worked?

mr president are you concerned about housing costs?

what -- please someone tell me what economic programs has the prsident put in place that have had a positive play on middle america's checkbook?

[radfringe]

14. he smirked

drawled, and peppered statements with cutsie fuzzy phrases

he also dodged, ducked and tap-danced around questions

did you catch the question about him adding fuel to the fire over the divisions is the country? he blamed it all on Congress... so once again he fails to take any responsibility

meanwhile -- he just "proposes" ideas -- it's Congress's fault/responsibility to do the rest...