What role do you think George W. Bush played in the Cheney Administration

[WI_DEM]

between the years 2001-2009? Was he a figure head for the diabolical Cheney (who, after all appointed himself VP in 2000 as head of the VP searching committee) or did he have more influence than that?

What do you think?

[Xipe Totec]

1. Sock puppet n/t

[steelmania75]

14. I was gonna say that.

[spin]

24. My opinion also. (n/t)

[YOY]

2. Rich boy with political connections to get elected: 2000. patsy: 2001-present.

n/t

[izquierdista]

3. Court imbecile

[HopeHoops]

4. The fucking moron they shoved out in front of the cameras to amuse the dumfuck reporters.

He was too damn drunk to do anything else.

[asjr]

5. An affront to the American citizens.

[DFW]

6. Pretty much..........

The same role Alexander Throttlebottom played in the Wintergreen administration.

[madamesilverspurs]

30. Was that "Of Thee I Sing"?

[DFW]

32. Very impressive. It was, indeed. I'm amazed that anyone still remembers that.

[guitar man]

7. Court Jester nt

[sharesunited]

8. Stooge In Chief. Guilty bystander. Deer In Headlights. Turkey Jerky.

[Individualist]

9. Marionette

Cheney pulled the strings.

[Chemisse]

20. Yes, but made Bush feel like he was the 'decider'

When Bush finally realized he'd been played all along, he refused to pardon Libby.

[chelsea0011]

10. The more I think of the Libby non-pardon, the more I think it was the one

thing Bush could do to Cheney to show that he had some power.

[noise]

11. Partners

I don't think Cheney manipulated Bush. I think they were on the same page. Bush probably had no problem with the front man role because he didn't like to read long documents (over 2 pages). To pretend Bush was a victim is sickening. He used the powers of the Presidency (enhanced by Addington's unitary executive theory) to evade the rule of law. So while he may have been unqualified for the job he was able to abuse the power of the office to help implement a sinister agenda. He did the PR while Cheney did the actual policy work.

[omega minimo]

12. Catapulter

[pinniped]

Front man.

The dickhead was a ghoul who didn't appeal to anyone.

[marmar]

13. Mascot

[David Zephyr]

15. Playing President.

He played cowboy.

He played pilot.

He played businessman.

And he played president.

"Now watch this drive." -- GW Bush

[GeorgeGist]

16. A more useless idiot than ...

his father before him.

[KansDem]

17. Here he is without his beloved chainsaw...

[Loge23]

18. Village Idiot (eom)

[SIMPLYB1980]

19. Official pretzel taster?

:shrug:

[Uncle Joe]

21. Bush's role was to shake Cheney's pony after the watering

to prevent too much trickle down from reaching the people.

[DevonRex]

22. W was simply the next in line to get the Bush Crime Family in charge again.

It didn't matter that he's a lazy idiot. Poppy was pulling the strings all along anyway, with Cheney as the designated fall guy. And of course, don't feel sorry for the fall guy because he wanted those policies put in place, too.

[Orsino]

23. Ronald Reagan.

George Bush was corporate America's rent-boy, in return for getting to play big-shot.

[omega minimo]

25. LOL

sad but true and funny as hell. :yourock:

[JimWis]

26. President Cheney's puppet.

[Sebastian Doyle]

27. Same role he played in school

[omega minimo]

33. There ya go.

[Saphire]

28. Bush didn't even realize, and still doesn't.....that Cheney ran the show.

The boob thought he was running things.

[natrat]

29. took it in the but from male hookers while playing the roll of host at the white house

[peacetalksforall]

31. He was the f ront man. He was the fund raiser. He was the born-again and the AA member. He

was Mr. Macho - all those things that endeared him to their bible-loving voting base.

His staff spent a lot of time coaching him to deliver the message that originated with Cheney and Rumsfeld and their teams. They weren't always successful.

Cheney called the shots, but to keep him animated and eager to get on the aircraft to go to a fundraiser or meet at a G-8 type meeting, they let him believe he was calling the shots. And quite often his revengeful soul took over.

Lots of smoke and mirrors. Lots of chicanery. And lots of prostrated newspeople kissing the ermine trim on his robe. It was Greek and every other type of tragedy and comedy anf a whole lot of farce. Deadly farce.

[JonLP24]

34. Rove had a big role in the administration too

It wasn't all Cheney.

[opihimoimoi]

35. HE WAS THE AIR HEAD PRESIDENT.....he let us all down...

[704wipes]

36. glad-hander

a little poorly contrived PR.