If Kerry wins the election, will President Howdy Doody give up power?

[The Night Owl]

Poll question: If Kerry wins the election, will President Howdy Doody give up power?

I guess the past four years have made me paranoid, but I still cannot imagine the jerkoffs in the White House giving up power. I still think they have an ace up their sleeve and I think that ace has to do with the elections. Anyone else share my paranoia?

If Kerry wins the election, will Bush give up power?

[JuniperLea]

1. he will try to find a way to keep the presidency

but he can't! too many eyes on him this time!

[Boomer]

2. There will be a terrorist attack...

...absolutely mandating the need for martial law, which won't be lifted until the perpetrators are found. But since we'll be at war with Iran, the manpower to find the terrorists won't be available until 2012 or thereabouts...

[Democracy Died 2004]

3. i think he will

have to be dragged out crying and screaming like the boy king he thought he was.

[goforit]

4. Hmmmm......if he does, we all still have to "DUCK AND COVER"

These are mean sons of Bitches!

[benburch]

5. He will try, fail, and be imprisoned for Sedition.

Is that a hanging offense, still?

[flobee1kenobi]

6. a friend made a good point

in discussion yesterday-If bush does a power grab, no republican would ever be elected again. The repug party would be completely destroyed and the majority of rep.'s would not allow this to happen.

[The Night Owl]

12. Good point, Flobee

Republicans may be satisfied with the fact that they will inevitably resume power when the American people inevitably forget what a train wreck a Republican administration is. They are probably also of the mind that they can work the system regardless of whether they are in power or out of power. Just look at what happened to Clinton.

[Redleg]

15. I see your point but disagree with the notion that the Repub party

will be destroyed. Many Repubs want Bush to win at all costs because they believe that Liberals like Kerry will destroy this nation. They will be able to justify a Bush dictatorship to keep America safe and because if Bush loses, it's only because of the lib'rul media and Democratic election cheaters.

[Goldmund]

7. He'd love to keep power

But he won't be able to.

The NeoCons aren't the only ones with powerful interests in the government.

[Cat Atomic]

8. Bush is a coward.

He'll leave. The "bring it on" attitude is only for people on the other side of the globe.

[Kurt Remarque]

9. he will give it up but

rove will have to talk him down from the white house ledge

[OneMoreDemocrat]

10. I too found myself becoming paranoid............

but right now, I'm beginning to feel like America will stand up tomorrow and demand that he leave the Oval office in a voice so loud that the coward will finally realize how much he is hated and unwanted, and further, understand that if ANY attempt is made to thwart the succession then he will find himself in real danger.

Never again.

Never again.

[Zero Gravitas]

11. He will give up power

but in a classless undignified manner (won't give concession speech, may skip Kerry Inaugural)

[HereSince1628]

13. Only after losing lawsuits, which could last 3 months.

They learned from Gore...you can't give up too soon. And too soon is any time that leaves you with less than a majority of electoral votes or votes in Congress, or on the supreme court.

My guess is they will not leave a sand grain unturned...it will be ugly.

[Redleg]

14. Bush will look for ways to retain power but will, in the end, will give in

when he can't find any way to remain in office short of declaring himself Caesar.

[Crunchy Frog]

16. He'll have to be dragged out kicking and screaming

but there won't be anything he can do about it. He's gonna be outa there.

[alfredo]

17. Charge him with trespassing.

hand cuff him and march him out.

[UdoKier]

18. Of course he will.

First of all, he doesn't even realize what a fraud he is. Besides, Kerry is a ruling-class establishment candidate already vetted by the powers that be. Nothing against him, but this is not Kucinich we're talking about! Kerry's election will only mean an incremental change in our society, but it's an important one for the mental health of this country, and for the preservation of the vestiges off democracy we still have.