Bush to leave plans in case of crisis when Obama moves in

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Houston Chronicle

WASHINGTON — The Bush White House has prepared more than a dozen contingency plans to help guide President-elect Barack Obama if an international crisis erupts in the opening days of his administration, part of an elaborate operation designed to smooth the first transition of power since Sept. 11, 2001.

The memorandums envision a variety of volatile possibilities, like a North Korean nuclear explosion, a cyberattack on U.S. computer systems, a terrorist strike on U.S. facilities overseas or a fresh outbreak of instability in the Middle East, according to people briefed on them. Each then outlines options for Obama to consider.

The contingency planning goes beyond what other administrations have done, with President George W. Bush and Obama vowing to work in tandem to ensure a more efficient transition in a time of war and terrorist threat. The commission that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks, noting problems during the handover from President Bill Clinton to Bush, called for a better process "since a catastrophic attack could occur with little or no notice," as its report put it.

In addition to the contingency memorandums, the Bush team has given crisis training to nearly 100 career government officials who may be filling in during the early days of Obama's presidency while political appointees await Senate confirmation. Starting before the election, those career workers have conducted exercises alongside outgoing political appointees to test their responses.

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OH...MY...GAWD! The gull! Such mockery!!! I'm completely miffed.

[sandnsea]

1. Obama now knows what Not To Do

He can just copy these and hand them out at meetings and say that any idea that is on that list is automatically out.

[Jamastiene]

2. Damn Bush bullies. Control freak much?

[northofdenali]

3. O. K.

The bunch of assholes in this misAdministration wouldn't know a contingency plan or a crisis if it bit them on the balls.

Katrina?
Iraq?
Global Warming?
Financial Crisis?
No Middle Class Left to Fuck With?
No Health Insurance for 40% of the U.S.?
Unemployment at the highest since the early '40's?
Ike?
Rita?
Fuel Prices?

Check. Sure, the Shrub has contingency, emergency plans for all of the above. They involve flying around in your own private 747 and reading "My Pet Goat", snortin' whatcha like and drinkin' that Jack.

Edited to add my spouse's comment. "The "war on drugs" got nowhere in the Bush Administration - he didn't want to lose his source."

[underpants]

8. This is like studying with the dumbest kid in class

Obama should literally put them in a "check to see what not to be done" file

Clearly this is Cheney trying to influence events once his icy grip is released.

[SpiralHawk]

4. "My usual plan is to flake out & FAIL. Smirk." - Commander AWOL (R)

[cali]

5. paper shredders were made for this. n/t

[Xipe Totec]

6. Here are the plans revealed...

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. I'd find out who those 100 "helpers" are

and put them in a room somewhere until the end of time.

[northofdenali]

10. Nah, put 'em all in a room together -

they'll forget what they are there for, have a food fight, wet the bed, and go home to mommy's basement.

[truthisfreedom]

9. Can you hear the snickering from the Obama camp?

I can.

[opihimoimoi]

11. What did Bush/Cheney do with the Hart/Rudman Report detailing Terrorist Attack Prevention ?

He shit canned it....made Cheney in Charge of Terror Prevention...Feb 2001

Both of them Blew it big time...

[northofdenali]

12. Couldn't resist this one.

[opihimoimoi]

19. Bush the DISTORTER

[ixion]

13. These 'plans' should be used as textbook cases of what NOT to do

I can say that w/o having seen the plans, because I know that every plan implemented by BushCo has been an utter disaster.

[gratuitous]

14. Oh, THAT's useful!

A bottle of Jim Beam with a tag saying "Drink Me."

[Beetwasher]

15. "The Presidential Copy Of 'My Pet Goat' Is In The Top Drawer Of The Desk"

What else needs to be said?

[Mari333]

16. He's going to leave a large bottle of Jack Daniels???

with a note attached..."in case of crisis, open now."

[Lars39]

17. The bastards are burrowing in plain sight.

[No Elephants]

18. Yeah, but all the memos say is "Call Dick at his undisclosed location (also known as the real

President's residence."

[HopeHoops]

20. "Here's the whiskey bottle, the vodka, the gin, the tequilla, I like that one, brandy, scotch,..."

[LynnTheDem]

21. Dear George W. bUsh & regime;

Just LEAVE, motherfuckers.

[JNelson6563]

22. Well one needs to christen the new shredders with something!

What a thoughtful parting gift.

Julie

[appleannie1]

23. He has such a stellar history of handling crisis. NOT

[Buenaventura]

24. Maybe Laura should just leave a casserole.

[underpants]

25. Dear Obamer, sorry I used up all the crayons. Call one of those guys in the hall if'n you need more

etc.

[underpants]

26. Cheney just can't get his icy cold non-dead-yet hands off the wheel

Scum

[FloridaJudy]

27. !!!!!

Next up: Parenting Tips from Lynn Spears.

[tanyev]

28. Is Cheney in charge of planning the crisis?

[FriendlyReminder]

29. Put them immediately in the "round file"

[KansDem]

30. Well, let's at least hope they flush the toilets before they leave...

Any plans Bush has and un-flushed toilets are two things the Big Cat doesn't need his first day in the White House.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

31. "Do nothing and blame everyone else." Volumes I-XII

Written in 64 colors

[Retrograde]

37. and Nuke Iran

as an appendix.

Realistically, anything that happens after 12:00:00:01 EST is All Obama's Fault, doncha know.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

38. Indeed.

In fact anything that's happened in the last 8 years will be.

I can hear Limpbulb already.

OK. So I can only hear a pill bottle shaking.

[Nickster]

32. step one, grab all copies of said plans. step two, grab trash can, step three, put plans in trash

[county worker]

33. Plan number one, declare martial law, call bush and cheney back to work and get out of the way.

[truthisfreedom]

34. Bottle of Jack Daniels in a glass case with a sign that says "break glass..."

That's your legacy, georgie.

[Stellabella]

35. What bull.

The 'problems during the handover from President Bill Clinton to Bush' were all on the Bush side. They ignored warnings, didn't even take notes during the transition meetings, and generally acted with unabashed arrogance and hubris.

I'm so sick of this shit.

[Turbineguy]

36. Well, why not?

All his other plans have been complete shit.