Bush Is Said to Have No Plan if GOP Loses

[ProSense]

Bush Is Said to Have No Plan if GOP Loses

By Kenneth T. Walsh

Posted 10/13/06

Some Republican strategists are increasingly upset with what they consider the overconfidence of President Bush and his senior advisers about the midterm elections November 7–a concern aggravated by the president's news conference this week.

"They aren't even planning for if they lose," says a GOP insider who informally counsels the West Wing. If Democrats win control of the House, as many analysts expect, Republicans predict that Bush's final two years in office will be marked by multiple congressional investigations and gridlock.

"The Bush White House has had no relationship with Congress," said a Bush ally. "Beyond the Democrats, wait till they see how the Republicans–the ones that survive–treat them if they lose next month." GOP insiders are upset by Bush's seeming inability to come up with new ideas or fresh approaches. There is even a heightened sensitivity to the way Bush talks about advisers who served his father.

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"He had nothing to say at the press conference," says a prominent GOP insider. "My question is, why call it?"

Posted in GD more insanity from David Broder.

"Before the Iraq War, the Bush Administration said it had intelligence reports indicating that Iraq was hiding banned chemical or biological weapons from UN weapons inspectors. But so far, no such banned weapons have been found in Iraq. Do you think the Bush Administration ?"

"Misinterpreted or misanalyzed the intelligence reports they said indicated Iraq had banned weapons"

10/5-6/06 Yes 61%

"Purposely misled the public about evidence that Iraq had banned weapons in order to build support for war"

10/5-6/06 Yes 58%

http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm

"Some leaders of the Democratic Party have indicated that if the Democrats take control of Congress after the next election, they will investigate the Bush Administration's actions in a number of areas. For each of the following areas, do you think this is something that Congress should or should not investigate? The Administration's use of intelligence leading up to the Iraq war."

6/9-12/06 Should 57%

http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq2.htm

[Waya]

1. Does this mean......

....'the fix' is in?

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. No. it's because Bush HATES planning. That's for wusses.

Witness Iraq. The typical Bush "Plan" involves: Start the engine, tie up the steering wheel so it constantly points to the right, throw a brick down onto the accelerater, then fall asleep behind the wheel and go around in circles until an unmovable object finally stops you or you completely run out of gas.

[LisaM]

2. Does he have a plan if they win?

I mean, seriously, what does he ever plan for, except vacations?

[driver8]

6. I had the same question.

This guy doesn't plan for anything!!

War in Iraq? No plan...

Hurricane Katrina? No plan...

N. Korea nukes? No plan...

Global Warming? No plan...isn't real.

If he spent more time presidentin' and less time fund raising, maybe he would have a plan.

On second thought, he needs to spend more time fund raising.

[wryter2000]

3. Not clear what this means

"Beyond the Democrats, wait till they see how the Republicans–the ones that survive–treat them if they lose next month."

Did the person they interviewed mean to suggest that remaining Republicans will also turn on Bush?

[pinkpops]

5. Thats the result of having no clue I suppose

[laylah]

7. So what is new?

That moron hasn't had a plan since day 1. Now Darth "Fuck Off" Cheney on the other hand...

Jenn