AFP Photos: "A chastened Bush" (and Condi, looking like her job took the form of a mushroom cloud)

[Human Torch]

US President George W. Bush (R) speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after meeting with his cabinet. A chastened Bush promised to work with leading Democrats after their triumphant capture of Congress, and said he was open to suggestions on how to win in Iraq.(AFP/Tim Sloan)



US President George W. Bush (L) followed by Vice President Dick Cheney (R) returns to the Oval Office, after making remarks in the Rose garden at the White House in Washington, DC after meeting with his cabinet. A chastened President George W. Bush promised to work with leading Democrats after their triumphant capture of Congress, and said he was open to suggestions on how to win in Iraq.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

:patriot:

[unpossibles]

1. AWWWW!!!! Poor guy! Maybe he and Cheney and Condi should

just take a long deserved vacation. Say... 2 years or so.

[eleny]

2. That's one grim bunch

[grasswire]

3. what a sour, surly bunch

Can you imagine how they will look after the investigations begin??

[calimary]

9. Yep, I'd say the spectre of those impending investigations are on

the minds of every individual in those photos. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them start consulting with, or retaining, preemptive legal counsel. They look as though they KNOW the next two years will NOT be - well - um - shall we say - a CAKEWALK?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I have a lot of the following going around in my mind today - one of our "family sayings" that I bore my kids with, fairly frequently: "A little mortification is good for the soul." Looks like MORE than a little mortification to go around with that bunch. What a load of sour faces. I imagine it reflects the state of their stomach acid levels, too. Or it's just plain POUTING.

[gratuitous]

16. The Secretary of Stinkeye is still on the job

And she's glowering like a kid who can't have a cookie.

The more sullen they look, the happier I am.

[niallmac]

4. A grim looking bunch. I thought Bush and Fudd weren't

supposed to be in each others presence because of terra terra terra!

[Little Star]

5. Those pics look like

they finally got it. Most Americans think they are incompetent war mongers and arrogant greedy crooks. Poor Georgie's gang.......

[calimary]

6. My God. Her smirk is looking more like his every day.

You know what they say about couples who spend years together...

And I love that last one with dick walking behind junior - dick looks like he wants to take george to the woodshed, personally. Face it, dick. junior, the man who fucks EVERYTHING up, actually managed to fuck YOU up, too. There IS a God!

[msongs]

8. that is.................funny :-) nt

[livetohike]

7. She really looks bad - really bad. Seriously, she looks like a

person who knows their job is on the line.

[Bobbie Jo]

30. She always looks like that to me....n/t

[City Lights]

10. What a great photo!

Faces full of emotion!

Thanks for posting! :applause:

[calimary]

12. Yes indeed!!! I've book-marked it, just because of these EXCELLENT

photos! They're keepers, for sure!

Thanks from me, too!

[Lautremont]

11. The third picture makes El Pretzeldente look like a complete

midget. A midget surrounded by his friends, reading a eulogy for them all.

[brook]

13. Meet the Grimsbys.

"Leavenworth - Class of 2008"

[grasswire]

14. do ya spose Bush is mad at Cheney?

Is that what we're seeing in the fourth photo? Cheney drove the policies that put Republicans in the dumpster and Bush in ignominy.

[David__77]

15. The third photo is priceless! A little disconcerting...

They are surly, but there's some other weirdness to it - it mainly that everyone looks all out of sorts and UNCOMFORTABLE. Makes me uncomfortable just looking at it. They look like they were herded there and their collars will explode if they wander off.

[blondeatlast]

18. "...collars will explodeif they wander off." LOL!

:rofl:

Okay, so we are riling it up about Chafee, but damn that was funny--and so true.

Every face looks like "Damn, I need a drink/vacation/Xanax/whore/pair of Ferragamos!"

[David__77]

21. Yes, let's put the Chafee thing aside!

I really don't care all that much now. I'm just a little pissy today and in no mood for a kind work about anyone with an (R) next to their name...

[struggle4progress]

24. Family portrait, with mistress, consiglieri, and capos

"I ain't shuah about this pitcha boss"

[blondeatlast]

17. Fantasy "Resignation"; place your bets now!

Condi: next Friday's news dump. Called.

Next?

[Brigid]

19. One day, cock of the walk, the next . . .

You know the rest. I think they do too. :evilgrin:

[Hoosier Dem]

20. Reminds me of another photo...

Looking at the group shot, I am suddenly reminded of that famous shot of the nazi leaders all together in the dock at Nurenberg.

Ah, would that we could try these fucks for crimes against humanity. :eyes:

[leftofthedial]

22. is that the defendant's docket

at the Hague?

[Contrary1]

23. Looks like Big Dick

paused to rearrange his Depend in that last pic.

[judaspriestess]

25. sorry chimp

you are not the decider, the American people are!!!!!

[onecent]

26. Something in b****'s ear in second photo? n/t

[TankLV]

27. Yeah - by sending up BOLTON's nomination again! FUCKING LIAR!

Hello Democrats?

You noticing?

Not even a few hours old, and the WAR CRIMINAL pulls this shit again!

Don't get me started...

[Human Torch]

29. Yep...that's why I made a point of placing "A chastened Bush" in quotes...

...I'm sure that NO ONE on DU is buying the "reaching across the aisle" rhetoric. I give Nancy Pelosi an enormous amount of credit...she's doing everything she possibly can to give him the benefit of the doubt and every opportunity to do what's right.

:patriot:

[kentuck]

28. They all look like they were just " waterboarded"...

A sad bunch.

[Hotler]

32. Cheney doesn't look a bit waterboarded....

let's do it again, this time put your hearts into it.

[durtee librul]

31. 3rd pic

I'd hang my head as well if I was part of that crooked bunch of home grown terrasts...

[txindy]

33. When immigration comes up again in session, Dems need to investigate Gonzales.

That story of nobody in his family quite recalling how his grandparents came to this country.... Bull. That needs to be investigated and exposed for all to see the hypocrisy of his actions today.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

34. These are the faces I expected to see everytime a soldier died.

But instead we got smirks and grins and radiant shoe buying smiles.

And THAT, mr. president, is called IRONY.