A leak from the WH.....

[charlyvi]

Daily Kos reports that someone from the WH leaked the story that Shrub did not want to come back to Washington to sign the Terri Schiavo bill:

As Dubya starts to see his numbers slide, This Week reported that the Bush administration are starting to distance themselves from Republicans on Capitol Hill, leaking that Bush didn't even want to return to Washington to sign the Schiavo bill last Sunday.

. . . If it's true, it's about as galactically craven and poll driven a rowback as I've ever heard. Did one of Bush's minions really say something this cowardly and gutless?

www.dailykos.com

Oh boy, does he look desperate!

[mike_c]

1. so he didn't want to interrupt his vacation during...

...a constitutional crisis...? BWAHAHAHAHA.

[charlyvi]

6. He Heh...

Something tells me shrub didn't quite KNOW it would turn out this way. Poor baby. BWAHAHAHAHA!

[radfringe]

98. so if he didn't want to sign the bill

why did he rush back to DC to do it...

He's the pResident -- he could have refused to sign it -- just like he refused to sign the Texas Patient Bill of Rights while governor -- of course during the 2000 campaign he said he supported it

[mconvente]

2. aha, the true squirm comes out

and like mickey d's, "im lovin' it"

[GetTheRightVote]

3. This story is just so sad, back paddling little worm

They made me do it, they made me do it.

:kick:

[charlyvi]

9. Of course

You don't honestly think he'd ever take the blame for anything! Heaven forbid!!

[Pithy Cherub]

38. Dude is seriously seeking shelter from the storm...

of his own making. And the torpedo in the side of his baby brother's career is just gravy on the whole thing. The WH is now on full spin cycle.

The next press moment ought to be entertaining...

[charlyvi]

52. Plus the DeLay scoop about

Bugman pulling the plug on his father.

[Maccagirl]

4. If true, you'll never hear about it on CNN

or Faux. Makes St. Simian look bad.

[charlyvi]

12. St. Simian?

Bwahahaha!! Good one.

[FreedomAngel82]

43. Yep

That's why I'm wondering about the memo leak thing. :shrug: We know they own the media so how was ABC able to let this out? I'd wait a few days to see if this gets out anywhere. Should be interesting.

[charlyvi]

58. The idiot that leaked it may have thought

it actually makes shrub look good. After all, he's flip flopped hundreds of times before and came out smelling like a rose.

[tuvor]

5. Dumb question.

Couldn't the documents have been flown to bush directly?

Or are we talking the latest in a looooong line of photo-ops here?

[charlyvi]

15. Oh yes!

Something tells me bushco thought this would be a feather in their duncecap.....didn't quite turn out that way, though. DUH!

[spanone]

17. It was reported at the time that Air Force jets are used to shuttle docume

nts. Bush* was grandstanding. He was gung ho for the Fundies...cheap payback...edit. and if he didn't want to go, why DID he go?

[ima_sinnic]

45. hahahahaHA!! yes, precisely! what possible reason could he give

for doing something he didn't really want to do?

"oh, those mean congresspeople made me cut my vacation short to sign legislation I didn't even believe in! I couldn't say no, they FORCED me to!!"

sheesh, pathetic!!

[charlyvi]

55. Maybe he left his bong at the WH. n/t

[Selteri]

70. You mean his gold plated 'vacuum cleaner' charm maybe?

After all, I can't see him doing the dollar bill trick.

[charlyvi]

72. Maybe he uses $100 dollar bills.

and has Pickles hold the silver tray.

[Pirate Smile]

28. Yes, they could have but that wouldn't have relayed the message

they wanted to relay to the RW fundies.

[elehhhhna]

7. flip FLOP

[charlyvi]

21. Yep.

[pilgrimsoul]

8. How conveeeeeeenient......

What a lame and transparent attempt at damage control. That idiot can't even backpedal convincingly!

[charlyvi]

23. He'd come off much better if he just let it go.

But he just HAS to have the last words--NOT MY FAULT!

[FreedomAngel82]

46. You're right

Now they're going to specifically blame Tom DeLay and Bill Frist so now we'll be getting rid of them at least. Bye Dr. Frist. I hope you figure out that you can't get aids in sweat and tears!

[charlyvi]

56. But....but....he saw a video!

He saw a video and made his diagnosis on the spot!

[Merlot]

10. Large BS! The flight back to WH was grandstanding

He could have signed the bill while still in texas, and it wouldn't have cost taxpayers the airforce one $$$$$

(there was an earlier thread about how he didn't need to fly back to WH, sorry I can't find it)

[Inland]

16. Frank Rich's column today said that.

He said Bush could have signed it in Texas but he wanted a "Mission Accomplished" moment of stepping off Marine One on a Sunday evening. Calling his vacation early to sign it.

Now the WH pretends someone FORCED him to sign it.

[DesEtoiles]

11. He was against the bill before he was for it; before he was again against

[charlyvi]

25. heh heh.

There you go with that bush logic!!!

[ultraist]

44. LMAO!!!

Bush signed the Texas bill to pull the plug on people, before he signed the US Congressional bill to prevent pulling the plug on people.

He supported pulling the plug before he didn't support pulling the plug.

We need a commercial on this!

[FreedomAngel82]

49. And they say

John Kerry is the flipflopper and goes by popular polls? Ha I say. Ha! :eyes:

[Freedom_from_Chains]

13. Ok, if he didn't want to come back then why did he

Or can he simply not refuse his handlers?

[charlyvi]

31. I guess he figured it would look bad,

seeing as how he's never cut the vacation short for anything else. War or threatening national security memos--you know, situations he might actually need to show up for.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

33. You're right, sets the wrong kind of precedent. n/t

[Maraya1969]

84. They convinced him it would "look good" - he "cared" so much!

Where are the photos someone posted of him stepping of the plane that night. He looked very ummm unhappy.

[grytpype]

14. Does he believe in the Culture of Life or not?

When he signed that piece of shiet legislation he said he had to do this because of his Culture of Life.

Is he taking that back now? Because if he is, there are two possibilities:

1) The legislation was not required by the Culture of Life, or
2) it is, but Bush didn't want to do it anyway.

Which is it?

[blogbear]

22. W Has Flip-Flopped On This Since Being Texas Governor..

[charlyvi]

87. Shrub believes in the culture of "political" life.

That's all.

[Skip Intro]

18. The mark of a great leader is that he's easily led

into doing things he doesn't want to do.

or something like that.

FLip Flop.

[Inland]

19. Maybe there should have been a hearing on George's actual wishes

since he seems too brain dead to tell anyone what he wanted.

[Merlot]

20. Which begs the question...

If he really didn't want to fly back to the WH, WHO made him?

Who pulled the puppet strings on this one?

[Erika]

36. The GOP backpedaling is hilarious

on this issue once they found out the public opinion wasn't with them. I also got a request for funds today from the Democratic Congressional Committee. I sent it back with a note that until they gained backbone which the Senate didn't have on the Terri case, they would get no funds from me.

[immoderate]

89. Not so bad that the Dems split on this one.

That way, at least it can't be used against them. As in, "Dems are murderers."

--IMM

[Erika]

37. The GOP backpedaling is hilarious

on this issue once they found out the public opinion wasn't with them. I also got a request for funds today from the Democratic Congressional Committee. I sent it back with a note that until they gained backbone which the Senate didn't have on the Terri case, they would get no funds from me.

[me b zola]

104. It's all about the public opinion polls

Which I am LMAO because in an attempt to back peddle from the Schiavo fiasco, the WH talking heads are saying that the bad poll numbers could be because Americans don't like & aren't buying the gutting of SS!!! ....Well, OK, so the polls show how badly we think the repukes are off in their entire leadership & legislation. Works for me!!!!:smoke:

[FreedomAngel82]

51. I bet it was

Rove. Rove probably told him to fly back. Doesn't sound like Rove was involved unless this whole thing is b.s. That's why I think it should be waited out a few days to see if anybody on MSM that we know is bought and paid for talk about it. Then we'd know it's b.s.

[charlyvi]

59. Yeah. If they DON'T talk about it,

I've got to believe it's the gospel.

[Just Me]

24. "A Leak"? A "leak" trying to save his,...

,...no matter.

His "base" is getting the whiff of,...

Well,...*LOL*,...

I'll watch.

[Flammable Materials]

26. No good can come of this spinelessness (for Bush)

His "true believers" will feel betrayed and bare their fangs at him, those who disagreed with him will see him for the pathetic flip-flopping worm he really is.

Lose-lose.

[Cooley Hurd]

27. WP article alludes to this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3797-2005Mar26.html


<snip>
The juxtaposition of racing through the night in Air Force One to sign legislation intended to force doctors to reinsert Schiavo's feeding tube and choosing not to use his bully pulpit to advocate for her life afterward demonstrates how uncomfortable the matter has become for the White House. For years, Bush has succeeded politically in stitching together the disparate elements of the conservative movement, marrying the libertarian and family-values wings of his party. Now he faces a major Republican rupture.

Polls show the vast majority of Americans, including conservatives and evangelical Christians, disapprove of the decision by Bush and Congress to get involved in the Schiavo matter. And more worrying for the White House, those polls have also shown a significant drop in Bush's overall approval ratings.
</snip>

[Oilwellian]

35. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch

He looks God-awful in that picture.

I can't imagine why. :evilgrin:

[truth2power]

62. He lookspathetic. Looks like he's losing weight. Look at his neck. n/t

[charlyvi]

63. He looks like he's thinking...

What the fuck did you Morans get me out of bed for!!! I needed to clear some brush in the morning!!

[kath]

68. Speaking of Jesus Christ on a Trailer Hitch -- do you have the picture

of him?
I'd just LURVE to see that photo again. It was SO fockin' hilarious!

[Bluebear]

29. Wow. His desperation on top of everything else is very unattractive

America will NOT buy this "I never wanted to fly to DC to sign this, anyhow" bullshit.

[notadmblnd]

30. Wow, I thought they were backing away from their position

but now they're running like the house is on fire.

[peacetalksforall]

32. Didn't the TX law really hit the news after the Congress circus last

Sunday?

It (no life support for the indegenous) seemed to have been revealed in the last seven days.

Plus...can you imagine him 'wanting' to fly back to Washington from his sage ranch?

[FreedomAngel82]

53. I think that

some people tried to talk about it on MSM but the talking heads really tried not to let them. I know Franken was on Scarborough talking about this and he tried to talk about it but Joe kept talking over him or something. I didn't see it but read a review on it somewhere in one of these Schavio threads.

[cynatnite]

34. I can see it now:

Georgie stomps his foot. "But I don't wanna go to Washington! I don't wanna sign their stupid bill!"

"Now, George," Karl says with a soothing tone.

"I'm Mister President!" Georgie does another stomp.

"Sure, Mister President," Karl agrees. "Just think of the millions of people who will see how wonderful you are to leave your vacation to save the life of an ill woman."

Georgie hesitates and glances at Karl. "They'll love me? Are you sure?"

Karl grabs Georgie's coat. "Sure they will. Trust me."

With a smile, Georgie slips on the coat.

[charlyvi]

41. Then Rove buttons it for him.

Bwhahaha!

[cynatnite]

48. ROFLMAO!

Next one I'll send for you to edit :)

[kath]

69. And then KKKaren ties his shoes, and gives him his special piwwow for the

plane trip...

[FreedomAngel82]

54. LOL

Too funny. :silly: Thanks for the laugh.

[libodem]

39. He needs another 41 day vacation

....anyone see the obscure thread about putting him on a plane at 1am, in the morning, and as he placated to his Christian right, he began speaking in tongues. No one in the press corp and no WH officials could interpret what he was saying. I thought it might be a spoof.

[charlyvi]

64. He was saying

What fucking moran put me on a plane at 1 in the morning!

[kliljedahl]

99. I can never interpret or understand what he's saying

anytime. "Manglish" wasn't taught in my school.

Translate please:
"Because the—all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those—changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be—or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the—like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate—the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those—if that growth is affected, it will help on the red."—Explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005



http://www.kliljedahl.net

[BurtWorm]

40. Reminiscent of the tale that Bush DID want to go back to DC on 9/11.

Rove is a transparent mofo.

[FreedomAngel82]

42. I should've known it was too good to be true

Makes me wonder even more if this is a Karl Rove set up or something done by Tom DeLay himself. Usually with a Rove set up it specifically involves Bush in the plan to make him look better. Of course he wouldn't want to disrupt his vacation. Duh. :eyes: It's George. That's why when Stewart showed the video clip of him returning to the House he looked like he didn't care and was slow about it. It was one of those "you brought me here for this shit?" type of ordeal. I love DailyKos. They're awesome and discover tons of stuff. Now how to make people believe it?

[democracyindanger]

47. So now we know Bush signs laws he doesn't agree with

[charlyvi]

50. I doubt if he ever reads what he signs...

Just gets Condi, Karl or Dick to explain to him, then slaps on his John Henry.

[Elidor]

57. Looks like the teflon melted into a puddle in the corner

Two bushies for the price of one. He's a lame duck now. And Jeb and Frist are goners! :) This is almost as good as a fresh election!
:bounce:

[charlyvi]

60. And DeLay, Frist and Jebbie

are slipping all over it.

[Greylyn58]

61. Man this is too funny

what a smuck!!! I think he is desperate. He over-reached this time.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

65. does this mean he really didn't want to "err on the side of life"

[charlyvi]

66. It means he read the polls and didn't want to err

on the side of political catastrophe, but TOO LATE! Bwa ha

[deadparrot]

67. Damage control, coming through. ;) nt

[charlyvi]

71. But this time the damage control won't work.

No one--and I mean NO ONE--believes that George W Bush would interrupt his vacation for something he didn't want to sign. Not only sign, but make a huge PR splash about signing. He put it out on the street, then stepped in it big time.

They're just digging the hole deeper. I can't believe Karl isn't telling them to shut up.

[deadparrot]

74. I certaintly hope you're right. nt

[charlyvi]

77. I think so.

After all, if 62% of the public think the Schiavo legislation was politically motivated:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3367748

Then I can't really see them thinking the back-tracking isn't politically motivated as well. ;)

[deadparrot]

79. I just hope they don't forget it

come November 2006.

[Toucano]

73. I thought this would be about him pissing on the Constitution again.

:hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

75. No way! That can't be true.

They don't make decisions based on polls. You folks are divorced from all reality!

[LibertyorDeath]

76. I know the source of the "leak"

[charlyvi]

81. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

My keyboard now has Aquafina all over it. Thanks!

[Maraya1969]

85. You DOOOOO - Is the person credible?????????

[LibertyorDeath]

90. He has a Notarized statement from a Mr. H Simpson regarding

his bonafides.

Here he is splanin it to the people

[Hatalles]

78. I would love to see this story go...

The general American public may be pretty stupid but the vast majority would see through this one...

[Jack Rabbit]

80. Anybody who thinks Frat Boy didn't want to fly back to Washington

. . . probably thinks Saddam had WMDs.

[charlyvi]

82. And we should send a mission to Mars.

And the Iraqis want us there, and there's an Easter bunny, and....well, you get the picture.

[understandinglife]

83. $hrubber'tis a flopping about in his own puke (nt)

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[rocktivity]

86. Why SHOULDN'T Bush backpedal? Everyone else is.

Tom Delay vanishes from the Schiavo case when it's revealed that he pulled the plug on his father. Jeb whines about his lack of power when it's revealed that he was planning to snatch Terri under cover of a phony appeal of the court order. Terri's parents decide to abort their mission when it's revealed the her father pulled the plug on HIS mother. And now it turns out that Bush was once again the "victim" of "bad advice?" ANOTHER broken bullshit meter!

:nuke:
rocknation

[charlyvi]

88. You forgot Frist.....and Poland. n/t

[immoderate]

91. I hope this will help dash Frist's ambitions.

He is a low life, and shouldn't be the president (of anything.)

--IMM

[charlyvi]

92. And ineffectual.

I don't think he has much integrity--when he campaigned against Daschel (?), something no Senate Majority Leader has ever done to the Minority Leader, I thought this man is a lowlife piece of shit. Plus, a heart surgeon that makes a neurological diagnosis using a four year old video doesn't rate too highly in the integrity department to me.

[immoderate]

93. I always wonder about his competence in his field.

He seems marginally competent as a politician. But, he has been touted as a talented cardiac surgeon. I always wonder about that. Anybody know if he was really that good at heart transplants?

--IMM

[Tesla]

101. He took Cheney's out and he's still kickin!! hahaha

I know chimp dosen't have one, and definately KKKarl is walking around without one. Man he's BRILLIANT!!!!

These guys look great with no hearts..........

[fooj]

94. His past precedes him...everyone KNOWS if Shrub DIDN"T want to do

it- he wouldn't have. Period. Spineless coward!

Peace!

[Nothing Without Hope]

95. The fact is, he didn't HAVE to go back to Washington to sign that bill

They could have brought it to him in Texas, surely? That trip was purely grandstanding. Here's a good DU thread on the hypocrisy of droppng everything and flying off to DC for this and FAILING to lift a finger for so many other things:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1675026
Title: "Americablog: Issues Bush Didn't Rush Back To D.C. For..."

Lots of other examples too. And contrast the "concern" over a woman who has been irreversibly brain-dead for 15 years with his non-response to the killings at Red Lake.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1340000
Title: "Native Americans Criticize Bush's Silence (in contrast to Schiavo case)"

What a prince. How ANYONE can take him seriously at all, let alone consider him a "nice guy," or even recognizably human, is beyond me. He clearly is a soul mate of "Republican Jesus," who appears irregularly as an unofficial Administration spokesperson at the satirical progressive blog Jesus' General ( http://patriotboy.blogspot.com ):

[rucky]

96. Maybe we should take it up with his supervisor

seeing as he doesn't have a say in the matter.

[GoBlue]

97. Pandering to the religiously insane...

is finally paying dividends.

[Swamp Rat]

100. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Rove fucked up. No "leaks" are gonna help them now.:D

[ginnyinWI]

102. in the words of his wise mentor--

"I didn't do it!"

[charlyvi]

103. So True.

Has anyone in the history of this nation been so irresponsible and loathe to admit ANY mistake? I don't think so.