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#1 Apr 11 2007 at 5:43 AM Rating: Decent
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Especially when you are bad at it, lazy and would rather have a potential scapegoat do the work so you can blame then when things fail!\

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WASHINGTON - The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, State Department and other agencies, but has had trouble finding anyone able and willing to take the job, according to people close to the situation.


http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_5639926

So why is he having a problem with Congress flexing its constitutional powers to set withdrawal dates on funding measures when he is trying to give his Art2Sc2 powers to someone else because he just couldnt be bothered?

Edited, Apr 11th 2007 9:45am by bodhisattva
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#2 Apr 11 2007 at 5:56 AM Rating: Good
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Being President is a Hard Job
So is being a *****. Coincidence? Smiley: dubious
#3 Apr 11 2007 at 6:03 AM Rating: Good
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when he is trying to give his Art2Sc2 powers to someone else because he just couldnt be bothered?


In fairness to him, Bush has a lot on his plate at the moment. For starters, he still hasn't finished reading "The Pet Goat", and we all know what a cliffhanger this story is.

And for those malicious souls who think that reading "The Pet Goat" is not what the President should be doing, he's also trying to build a Presidential Library. So, it's like, "research", yeah?

Also, I know it's not funny, and rather unrelated to the OP, but this quote:

Bush wrote:
"Actually I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works. And I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on, and I used to fly myself, and I said, "There's one terrible pilot."


With such analytical skills, I'm surprised he mis-read Iraq so badly...

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#4 Apr 11 2007 at 6:09 AM Rating: Decent
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He also has to worry about the Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee getting access to gwb43.com emails which the White House was using to skirt the Presidential Records Act.

Dems are looking to get into it for information on Abramoff and the Gonzales attorney firings, and the fact that it was a republican party campaign system means it might be exempt from executive privilege.

Smiley: sly
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#5 Apr 11 2007 at 6:11 AM Rating: Default
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So is being a *****. Coincidence?


So is Congress like a used condom then? Or did Cheney give 'em the money shot?
#6 Apr 11 2007 at 6:14 AM Rating: Decent
What a surprise, liberal nitwits criticizing the president. Fortunately you people don't matter, which explains why you're so infatuated with the success of the president.

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#7 Apr 11 2007 at 6:15 AM Rating: Decent
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Congress is like the girl who agreed to go out with you, dressed real ******, then said no when you asked for sex.

They are in the process of taking advantage of her against her will (not raping though!) and making up lies to discredit her when she tries to tell her side of the story.
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#8 Apr 11 2007 at 6:24 AM Rating: Excellent
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I'll take the czar job. Do I get to keep my federal pension after Bush fully supports me and then I suddenly decide I want to spend more time with my family?
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#9 Apr 11 2007 at 6:26 AM Rating: Decent
achileez wrote:
which explains why you're so infatuated with the success of the president.


Smiley: lol

That must be it.

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#10 Apr 11 2007 at 6:30 AM Rating: Default
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which explains why you're so infatuated with the sucKcess of the president.


Fixed. + 1 Theme Police
#11 Apr 11 2007 at 6:48 AM Rating: Decent
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Elderon wrote:
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So is being a *****. Coincidence? Smiley: dubious
LIES!!
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#12 Apr 11 2007 at 7:10 AM Rating: Decent
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Monsieur RedPhoenixxx wrote:
Also, I know it's not funny, and rather unrelated to the OP, but this quote:

Bush wrote:
"Actually I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works. And I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on, and I used to fly myself, and I said, "There's one terrible pilot."


With such analytical skills, I'm surprised he mis-read Iraq so badly...



In complete fairness, when the first plane hit, did you know it was terroism, or were you thinking something along the lines of the rest of the world: "WTF?!".

Having seen an enhanced version of that video, after the second plane hit, he does pale visibly. No, he still didn't jump right up and into action, but the impact of what happened was felt by him.

I still think he's a good guy, he's just not the best choice for president. Then again, almost all of those who ran sucked *** too. The only ones that didn't, didn't have a chance to win.

Edit: yay, 2k. Only 28k to go to catch up to Joph, maybe I'll hit that sometime in 2015.

Edited, Apr 11th 2007 11:46am by Metastophicleas
#13 Apr 11 2007 at 7:27 AM Rating: Decent
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In complete fairness, when the first plane hit, did you know it was terroism, or were you thinking something along the lines of the rest of the world: "WTF?!".


In complete fairness, I thought "WTF?!"

But I was smoking weed at this girl's house, and I really fancied her, so my state of mind was not exactly the one of a President.

Well, maybe JFK.

Still, I didn't think "That's one bad pilot!" I thought of a terrorist attack, of course. I wasn't sure, but it seemed like the most likely thing. I couldn't imagine a pilot of a major airline crashing into the WTC "by accident".

Anyway, I agree he's an easy target, but then he does invite it upon himself by saying stupid things like that...

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#14 Apr 11 2007 at 7:30 AM Rating: Decent
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Metastophicleas wrote:
Monsieur RedPhoenixxx wrote:
Also, I know it's not funny, and rather unrelated to the OP, but this quote:

Bush wrote:
"Actually I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works. And I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on, and I used to fly myself, and I said, "There's one terrible pilot."


With such analytical skills, I'm surprised he mis-read Iraq so badly...


Having seen an enhanced version of that video, after the second plane hit, he does pale visibly.


So he has the cognitive function to realize when the **** is hitting the fan but not quite enough to take action.

Kudos, your president is smarter than a legume but not quite up to tiny furred mammal level.

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#15 Apr 11 2007 at 7:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Monsieur RedPhoenixxx wrote:
Metastophicleas wrote:
In complete fairness, when the first plane hit, did you know it was terroism, or were you thinking something along the lines of the rest of the world: "WTF?!".


In complete fairness, I thought "WTF?!"

But I was smoking weed at this girl's house, and I really fancied her, so my state of mind was not exactly the one of a President.

Well, maybe JFK.

Still, I didn't think "That's one bad pilot!" I thought of a terrorist attack, of course. I wasn't sure, but it seemed like the most likely thing. I couldn't imagine a pilot of a major airline crashing into the WTC "by accident".

Anyway, I agree he's an easy target, but then he does invite it upon himself by saying stupid things like that...



LMAO and agreed. He allows himself to be an easy target, because, in my opinion, he allows too much to be done by others, and doesn't do enough himself. I know it's not because he's stupid, hell, he graduated with a decent GPA from college. I think though, that he's more book smart than street savy, and this is what causes a lot of problems, well that and he's a white guy from Texas, where the majority of the nation thinks Eminem is black and a good entertainer.

To be honest, when I heard about the first attack, I was thinking mechanical failure, mostly because at the time, I had no idea how close/far many of the airports in NY were from downtown, well, that and the first report that I heard about was claiming a much smaller plane.

After I heard the facts, sometime around 4 PM (thank you US Army for keeping such news from us), we knew what had happened, and the army already had a plan going into action, two weeks later, we were securing an airfield in Afghanistan, preparing for a large scale *** whipping. Not sure what happened to that large scale *** whipping, because it seemed more like killing weeds, because the Taliban has come back.
#16 Apr 11 2007 at 7:40 AM Rating: Decent
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bodhisattva wrote:
Kudos, your president is smarter than a legume but not quite up to tiny furred mammal level.

/golf clap


Well considering that the mass intelligence (not individual intelligence, but group intelligence) of this country is only slightly higher than a rock (evidence: New Orleans, LA, the people still flocking to CA), he's doing rather well, and is far ahead of the curve, wouldn't you say?
#17 Apr 11 2007 at 7:43 AM Rating: Excellent
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Metastophicleas wrote:
Edit: yay, 2k. Only 28k to go to catch up to Joph, maybe I'll hit that sometime in 2015.
I still think he's a good guy, he's just not the best choice for president.
Oh, I'm not running for president.
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#18 Apr 11 2007 at 7:46 AM Rating: Decent
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Oh damn, I fUcked up my edit.

Edit: Fixed it.

Edited, Apr 11th 2007 11:47am by Metastophicleas
#19 Apr 11 2007 at 10:27 AM Rating: Default
No, a good GPA doesn't make you smart...or even "book smart". I know people who walked through college and even highschool for that matter, simply b/c Daddy had the bucks to buy a degree. Mr. Bush makes up his own words. Mr. Bush ignores over whelming scientific evidence. Mr. Bush says things like, "Fool me once shame on you...Fool me twice...oh...wait..." They actually have a 12 pt text 24x38 poster with all his "stupid quotes" for each YEAR of his presidency. Most say, "Some quotes could not be added due to a lack of space." Mr. bush is a moron. He backrupted 2 oil companies...how the heck do you backrupt an oil compnay? He nearly disenfranchised the Texas Rangers. His own father fired him as the president of the Carlyle Group's Asian Division for "lack of Competance." That resume does not scream President...It doesn't scream Governor...It does scream, "Welcome to McDonald's can I help you?" Come on, even Andrew Johnson managed to accomplish absolutely nothing rather than taking several steps backward.

On second thought, MCD's shouldn't hire him as I would not want my Hamburger to be served with soda actually in it.
#20 Apr 12 2007 at 4:25 AM Rating: Good
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What's wrong with the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of U.S. Central Command, the Commander of Coalition Forces, etc? They too busy?


#21 Apr 12 2007 at 5:55 AM Rating: Default
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He backrupted 2 oil companies...how the heck do you backrupt an oil compnay?


From behind? With really big "hands" and LOTS of oil?
#22 Apr 12 2007 at 6:46 AM Rating: Default
Good point...eww...but good point...
#23 Apr 14 2007 at 6:25 AM Rating: Default
bingo.

they are looking for someone to set up as "the guy" in chargeof this mess, so they can quietly disassociate the rest of the party form the stigma attached to it.

the generals are not fools either. they know what its about and are treating it like the plague. every one so far asked as taken a pass.

if they find someone, it will be a politican willing to take one for the team, not someone who actually knows what the job entails. it will be a career politican, not a career warrior.

the president is looking for a good man to stand on this trap door....errr....platform, and wear this fasionable noose...errr...tie for our country. and he is working HARD to shed the stink of the pile of crap they created for you.........
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Apparently, Bush needs a War Czar because he knows/doesn't know what his defense people are/aren't saying or planning/not planning.
The Trib Politics Blog wrote:
A reporter noted that just the day before Gates's announcment, the president said during an appearance at an American Legion post that if congressional Democrats didn't send him an acceptable war spending bill soon, troop stays in the war zones could be lengthened.

The reporter asked White House spokeswoman Dana Perino if the president was being forthright when he warned that congressional Democrats might cause longer troop tours when he must've known that his own Defense Secretary would soon be announcing that the administration would be itself extending those tours.

Perino's answer, put politely, strained credulity. It was also downright confusing. And it didn't really answer what was a fairly simple question.

She said she wasn't sure the commander-in-chief knew at the time of the American Legion speech Tuesday that the next day his own defense secretary would be announcing longer tours for troops in theater.

But when pressed by the reporter who asked skeptically how the president could not know about such a major policy change she said that the president was aware that Gates was working on a way to deal with the manpower issue related to the surge. Then she reverted to talking points about the need for giving troops more certainty etc.

So according to Perino, the president didn't know and knew at the same time. And he was straightforward on Tuesday when he blamed Democrats for potentially extending the tours but didn't mention that his administration would be definitely stretching those same duty tours.
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