Reply #8: Something big would have to go down. [View All]

[carpetbagger]

If it were big enough to defeat him, it would be big enough for Poppy, Uncle Dick, Mrs. Hughes, Kenny Boy, and Rev. Graham to tell him time's up.

"Gotcha" WMD/Iraq lies wouldn't do it. A return to drinking wouldn't do it, so long as he acted contrite and did a week of rehab.

A sex scandal would probably bring on a primary challenge from a senior conservative (they all are, but I'm thinking well to the right of McCain) republican in congress. I don't think it's in the works, though, since it seems this guy gets off on war. A smoking gun memo about some major personal corruption (much more than the real but hazy-to-report-on scandals that are already known) might force his hand.

But if he's in, he wins. The GOP has nothing else to go on except for "patriotism", messiah-worship, and celebrating the terrorist attacks.