FYI: Daniel Henninger argues in Friday’s Wall Street Journal that Bush needs to "reforge the broken links to the two sources of his power — his people and his party," and he offers the following four-step plan to regain Bush’s mojo: Withdraw the Harriet Miers nomination and replace her with Judge Edith Jones. Go to Baghdad to rally America’s GIs and rally the Iraqi people. Nail the Alan Greenspan succession. Embrace an across-the-board spending sequester.
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It aint gonna happen. While most people are content with shooting themselves in the foot, the Shrubster had a gaping headwound. The only reason he’s not dead from it is, there’s no vital organs there.Using Bushlogic, withdrawing Miers would be like….well, changing his mind. Can anybody think of a time he ever did that? He can’t find it. How would he change it? And if there’s a speck of gray matter left among the Jesus crowd, they’d be nuts to trust him again after this.
The Bushmeister go to Iraq? Oh sure, maybe sneak in in the dark of the night, but go before the Iraqi Parliment? Hell people, there’s a shooting war going on over there! Bunnypants talks tough, but he’s not a brave soul. Conservatives are fond of asking, “Where were you on 9/11?” As I recall, Mr Bush spent the day hiding. Bush isn’t going anyplace where he might get shot at. He and his party would rather leave that to the less fortunate (not rich).
Nail down Greenspan’s replacement? That would require serious thought, and as we all know, thinking makes the president’s head hurt. Besides, he doesn’t have many cronies that are totally incompetent to give the position to. Maybe he should consider his cleaning lady from Texas. Or the boy who used to clean his swimming pool.
I think we should all hold our breath waiting for Big Bucks Bush to hold the line on spending. After all, there’s still campaign contributors out there waiting for their reward. One thing I always appreciated about the GOP was their financial responsibility. What ever happened to that? Republicans spend like drunken sailors! Remember when conservatives whined about tax and spend Democrats? Their answer is borrow and spend Republicans? Wow!Bush has yet to veto any spending bill. I doubt if old moneybags is going to put his foot down now.
I think Bushie has progressed past the lame duck stage. He’s a crippled chicken.
Well said, Jubal. Not only would he never change his mind, he’d NEVER admit he was wrong.
What mojo? When did Bushllit ever have mojo? He was elected by white republicans who have no idea what mojo is!
Damn Jubal ‘ya stole most of my thunder.
Hey Jed what is mojo? I’m honestly asking cause the word is over used, I’m white and I named my Shih Tzu “Mojo” I get the general sense but I’d like your definition. Mojo would too!
Sigh………well Bush is trying. It’s hilarious in a way. Today he was to speak at the unveiling of Reagan’s Air Force One at the Reagan Library. He went on his usual 911, stay the course, march to freedom, yada yada spiel. And as usual he embarrased the hell out of himself. I don;t know what’s worse, the tiresome rhetoric they write for him or his ever bad delivery of it.
Recovery? I doubt it. This guy is way too centered on himself. He has never been accountable to much of anyone except his MOTHER, who has all his life told him how great he is. He surrounded himself (mostly) with syncophants who told him much the same.
In short the shrubbie addevastation in akin to the Titanic. Only in this case the pumps are running in reverse, hastening the inevitable founder.
I got a further thought here.
I remember in the run up to 2000. Saturday Night Live had a “what if” for Bush becoming President. In it, he was hiding under the desk. Behind him the nation was in flames. Told it was time for him to speak, He called out “NO! They’re gonna yell at me!”
Life imitated art I guess.
JR, sorry for raining on your parade! I guess great minds think alike, LOL.
JR,OK, Technically speaking, a mojo is a collection of magical artifacts, often in a small bag worn around the neck, chosen to impart certain protections and/or traits to the wearer. More broadly, it refwers to charisma, sexyness, a force of personality, a magical presence attributed to the wearing of such a device. Real moxie! This is not to be confused with belonging to a secret society that has strange initiations, handshakes and business connections.Just by looking at him or listening to one of his speaches, anyone who has ever seen the real thing can tell that Bush, however much he has wanted mojo, has never been within a mile of it. Clinton, on the other hand, has mojo to burn!
I’ll happily go along with the fact that Bush would never admit a mistake, but changing his mind? Oh, yeah, he does that. I can site 19 times, not counting his famous Bin Laden flip-flops.
BUSH: Gosh, I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations. October 13, 2004 during the 3rd debate with John Kerry
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2004d.html
BUSH: “So I don’t know where he is. Nor — you know, I just don’t spend that much time on him really, to be honest with you.”
“I’ll repeat what I said: I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run. I was concerned about him when he had taken over a country. I was concerned about the fact that he was basically running Afghanistan and calling the shots for the Taliban.” March 13, 2002
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/bush.transcript/
As for everything else, you have no argument from me.
How can Bush get his mojo back?
Daniel Henninger of The Wall Street Journal sees his Zionist dominated world crumbling before his eyes. All of his ilk’s preparation: infiltrating the key positions within the United States government with Zionists, Zionists appointed to run the World Bank, Israel operatives inside the Pentagon selling America’s military secrets to China, all going down the drain, all because a simple-minded doofus named Bush doesn’t have a clue he’s being had { or anything else }.
Daniel Henninger of The Wall Street Journal says:
“The President needs his party to sustain him through the end of the term, and most of all this means completing the mission in Iraq. A Supreme Court nomination, however important, is a political obligation. Iraq is a moral obligation.”
Notice what he really wants: ” and most of all this means completing the mission in Iraq.”
And, here’s the laughable one: ” Iraq is a moral obligation ” { with “moral” in italics no less } And the “other” four points, well that’s the icing on the cake, the hand-job offered to Americans in return for this:
1. 26,000 dead and maimed American soldiers…. worth it. { and increasing that number daily }
2. 1,000,000 dead Palestinians…………………. worth it
3. Bankrupting America…………………………….worth it
4. 3 dollar Jew-gas………………………………….worth it
5. Americans losing their jobs…………………..worth it.
6. Economy wrecking 70 dollar crude oil………….worth it.
7. Subjecting Americans to massive retaliation…worth it.
8. Threatening Iran with a nuclear strike………..worth it.
9. Wreaking havoc in Lebanon and Syria…………worth it.
What Daniel Henninger of The Wall Street Journal fails to report: Israel brutality, under Zionist control, far excess that of Nazis at their worse. But, I think he’d rather you not have that information.
Oh, something else Daniel Henninger of The Wall Street Journal doesn’t seem to mention.
America has guaranteed payment of 13 billion dollars in loans, just this year from the world bank for Israel { Israel has never paid-back any loans, as when they come due, they’ve just added to our national debt }.
The Wall Street Journal used to care about money matters, the national dept which Americans pay interest on, but not anymore. That is: If those matters are about their precious Zionist controlled Israel.
Hey Jed thanks for the mojo definition. What is its origin? Nice if I could learn some stuff here. Us liberals enjoy learning. Our conservative “freinds”semmto already know it all. I’d like anything you could tell me.
I did have the general sense of what mojo is. Now I’m clearly partisan, but just what “mojo” did bush ever have? He is not charismatic, he is poorly spoken, admittedly (proudly) un-informed, and frankly were he not sadly the most powerful man on the planet, I find him ……..rather dull.
JR,Mojos probably originated in some form in West Africa, and were brought to the West Indies and the southern US by slaves. There seems to be a connection with the Santorin religion, but I don’t know what, for sure. When I lived in northeast Wichita, an old woman in my neighborhood made them for some of the older residents.
Jeez. Where’s Jimmy Bisoni when W needs him?
JR
Actually “mojo” is a Voodoo charm, but in the “Down Low” Black Blues music { Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Lightnin’ Slim Hopkins, Etc. } mojo signifies a man who has everything going for him.
Back during “segregation” I used to go to “black night Clubs” and they’d welcome me sit-in and play blues guitar. More than once it was ” Let’s hear it for the “white boy with the mojo ” and I got invited back { some of the most difficult music to master, it all about feeling }.
Bush wouldn’t know “mojo” if it bit him in the ass.
Thanks guys for the info re mojo.
Like I said, I named my puppy Mojo ……and he HAS IT!
Damn, I hope bush doesn’t kidnap my dog! You know to get some mojo!
I think Rice has mojo. Maybe Dubbya should call Billy Clinton and find out how to get some of it. lol
JR,Mojo sounds like a perfect name for a Shi Tsu. And If Bush does kidnap him for his Mojo, maybe we’ll find out if Bush does or doesn’t know mojo if it bit him in the ass! Go Mojo!
The Boston Globe reports that the latest blow to the campaign happened last week when Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice told a US Senate panel that terrorism “has its roots in this very malignant water that is the Middle East.” Many US allies in the region were outraged at Ms. Rice’s remark.
http://csmonitor.com/2005/1024/dailyUpdate.html
Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice should be fired.
Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice, the world’s ugliest mud faced woman, does not need to be representing the United States.
She needs to sit down and keep her yap shut. Right now she’s trying to get us to start bombing Syria, then invade. Right…Just what “we” need…..What a bummer.