Very Rejected, Very Angry, Still Powerful Pres. With Points To Prove, Scores To Settle

[seemslikeadream]

http://billmon.org/archives/002922.html

The Next Wave

Tsunamis, they say, can be deceptive. Out in the deep ocean, travelling at 400 to 500 mph, they may appear on the surface to be nothing more than just a large swell -- like the wake of a large ship. While sensors can estimate the wave's size and power, it's true destructive force doesn't become visible until it reaches shallower water and all that energy is compressed and forced towards the surface. Then it hits, at which point the last place you want to be is on the beach.

With four days left until the election, the political wave is nearing the shore. And at this point it looks like a Republican killer. Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, which has been polling in GOP swing districts, has completed its final pre-election survey, and is forecasting a 1994-style blow out:

The named Democratic vote for Congress has moved up from a 3-point lead to 7-point margin since Sunday, with the named Democrat for the first time moving over 50 percent (51 to 44 percent). For the first time, the Democratic candidate is ahead on average in the bottom tier of least competitive races.
Note that these results were obtained using named candidates -- not the generic ballot question -- in Republican-held districts. In those districts, Bush's approval rating is down to 43%, the Republican Congress is down to 31%, and the Iraq War is only slightly more popular than gay marriage. The number of self-identified "strong" Democrats (22%) is only one point lower than those calling themselves "strong" Republicans. These are Republican districts.

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Which is why if the Dems do win on Tuesday, and win big, they better get the celebrating out of the way fast, and start thinking about how they're going to handle a very angry, very rejected but still very powerful president with points to prove and scores to settle. Because if he goes critical on them (and us) the next big wave could wash us all out to sea.

[bryant69]

1. Yep - President Bush isn't going away, and I suspect he'll be angrier than

ever. Given how he looks at his mission and at the presidency, there's room for great concern.

Bryant
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[hvn_nbr_2]

3. He'll probably be drunker and higher than ever too.

That cokejaw might become a source of alternative energy.

[blm]

2. It's gonna get worse for alot of powerful people - guess who will be

chairing SBA committee and can call for hearings into Corporate Media?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2562798

[jobycom]

4. Anyone remember his nuke memo?

Where Bush argued--before 9-11--that there were seven nations we would be justified using first strike nuclear attacks against? They claimed the memo was just a position analysis, but knowing Bush's history, it's more like his fondest dream. He's like Herostratus, who burned the Temple of Artemes so his name would always be remembered. Bush would love that kind of noteriety.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. It's simple - dust off the word "obstructionist" and use it to our benefit.

As in, "We continually try to fix Iraq, the economy, ethics, etc. but President Bush keeps obstructing our efforts. This is why we need a Democrat in the White House and Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in 2008!"

Feel free to cut and paste this sentence as you feel fit, DNC. :-)

[aquart]

6. Do let him try.

I want a public and physical meltdown on camera.

I want it so plain that this man is incapacitated that Republican strongholds will be screaming to put him away so that he can get proper care.

[bunny planet]

7. Oh yes, I can picture His Fraudulency going into full throttle slash and burn

blitzkreig in the couple of months before the January change of hands if we win back either house.

:scared:

[EC]

8. I think this is why Pelosi said no impeachment,

I think she means to hold investigations over their heads to make them behave and work with her....the sword hanging over their heads...

[cassiepriam]

9. Yes I am worried as well about what Bush Co will do after

the elections. I think the Repugs are capable
of anything at this point.