Bush forgets Cheney's in the room -- and Tony Snow says Rove's future is "a good question"

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: White House Memo
On a Shifting Playing Field, a Sense of Rising Expectations
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: November 10, 2006

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 — It was no doubt inadvertent, but it was hard not to find some symbolism in the moment Thursday in the Oval Office when President Bush seemed to forget that Vice President Dick Cheney was in the room.

Representatives Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader who is soon to become the first female speaker of the House, and Steny H. Hoyer, the Democratic whip, had come to the White House for lunch. As the two Democrats, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney sat in front of a fireplace, the president spoke about the importance of working together to get things done.

“Both of us recognize — all three of us,” Mr. Bush said, apparently referring to himself, Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Hoyer, “recognize that when you win, you have a responsibility to do the best you can for the country.”

The omission of Mr. Cheney, the embodiment of the administration’s approach to national security, raised an intriguing question. As Mr. Bush grapples with the loss of his Republican majority in Congress, how far will he go to reinvent himself, and who — or what philosophies — is he willing to jettison along the way?

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has already been pushed out the door, and there were questions on Thursday about the future of Karl Rove, the political strategist whose divide-and-conquer tactics failed on Tuesday for the first time. Asked what role Mr. Rove would play now, Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, offered little insight.

“That’s a good process question,” Mr. Snow said, “for which I don’t have an answer.”...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/us/politics/10memo.html

[Hardrada]

1. I imagine they still need someone to go out for cheeseburgers.

[maddezmom]

7. Wimpy Burgers

I'd love to see a photoshop of this with Bushco characters. :D

[Hardrada]

11. I see Popeye survived that bad spinach.

By the way didn't that killer spinach have something to do with Bush's downfall also?

[keopeli]

2. How far will Bush go to reinvent himself? Can a tiger change it's stripes? n/t

[WaterDog]

3. I have a role for Rove

It involves a lot of green makeup and some marching lessons.:bounce:

[DeepModem Mom]

4. Good one!

Wouldn't that be the icing on the cake!

[justinaforjustice]

8. I Have a Role For Rove Too.

He would make an excellent co-defendant in the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial of George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.

[Hawkowl]

5. Unfortunately

I think he will resign fairly soon and simply start running the campaign for the next would be jackbooted, goose stepping, fueher.

[cboy4]

6. Tony Snow must feel like one big dumb ass.....all of the lying

and defending of this administration's bullshit, only to have the voters collectively say, "Tony, STFU, nobody believes you!"

Priceless.

[Hugin]

9. 'Beltway Bob Snowjob'...

*tsk*

[conscious evolution]

12. 'Beltway Bob '

LOL Thats a good one!

[DeepModem Mom]

10. a.m. kick for sheer glee