Reply #76: Big political blunder by Bush

[VirginiaDem]

That's what this is. Not some kind of shady, tentacled conspiracy--he's got some friends and he's rewarding them. Something like that. And now that it's been blaring across the MSM, right-wing radio, left-wing blogs, and throughout both halls of Congress, across the aisles, the Bushies have to figure out how they're going to save face and they've got few options given Bush's tendencies. Bush is above all else stubborn. He cannot afford to be stubborn here but he just can't help himself.

Polls consistently show that the only issue Dems lose out to Repubs on is security/terror. And for all of you saying the Dems need to show some spine and jump on this, well, open up a newspaper (or click on a few more links). Everybody and their mother is speaking out because they can't afford not to--it's an easy issue politically. Congress will not let this happen--Republicans absolutely cannot afford to back the president on this and Dems have no reason to. This is going to get very embarrassing for the administration very soon.

Expect a significant drop in Bush's polling numbers soon if he doesn't reverse himself (which of course he won't).