Bush advised to ‘lawyer up.’
By on Jul 24th, 2006 at 10:49 am
Bush advised to ‘lawyer up.’
With November’s elections appearing “ominous,” “one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel’s office for the tangle of investigations that a Democrat-controlled House might pursue,” Time reports.
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Bush just needs to resign and go ride his bike for the rest of his dumb life at his Texas ranch!
July 24th, 2006 at 10:53 amJay, surely you mean fall off his bike for the rest of his dumb life at his Texas ranch.
July 24th, 2006 at 10:56 am1 Jay Randal
July 24th, 2006 at 11:02 amResign and leave Cheney as President?…breathe, breathe, breathe…We need to rid our government of BushCo. as a whole or the only change would be the absence of a front man.
“Democrat-controlled House”? Wishful thinking. Sadly, I’m confident the Voting public will be scared into voting for “Security” once again..
July 24th, 2006 at 11:03 amFrom ‘cowboy up’ to ‘lawyer up,’ Bush is a man for whom the word hapless is effusive praise.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:06 amKeep dreaming – most polls has Bush back in the mid-40’s, so you’ve had to cherry pick polls that show otherwise. Raum Emanuel is more motivated NOT to control the House in November, to better ensure a Dem president in 2008, so he is trying to look like he’s working hard, when he is pulling support in critical races that would swing the House back to Democratic control.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:06 amArticle. II.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:09 amSection. 4. The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel’s office for the tangle of investigations
This only PROVES they KNOW they have BROKEN THE LAW – OVER AND OVER!
July 24th, 2006 at 11:11 amThis is the repub scare for Nov. ~ if the dems win, they will go after the “Decider” and that would be awful. . . vote and vote often!!!
July 24th, 2006 at 11:16 amBush should be willing to go to jail for his beloved country
I hope people vote democrat cause they are surely better than waht you have now
July 24th, 2006 at 11:16 amif by some slim chance you liberals do manage to gain a few seats in Congress ( which is doubtful) please go ahead and try to “get” Bush. By doing so you will show the American people your true colors. The left has no other agenda other than to get Bush. There is no platform or plan for anything other than to give Bush a hard time and try to overturn the results of a fair and legal election. You will only succeed in losing like you have since 1994.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:16 amAmerica now knows the true agenda of the democrats whose party has been taken over by the far left wing fringe. Cut and run in Iraq, gay, marriage, more taxes, more illegal attacks on the second ammendment, more moonbats in office and more socialism. But please keep doing what you are doing! you leftards and your nuty mouthpieces like Michael Moore, Moveon.org, Soros, the slimy Hollyweird set did more to get Bush elected than anything. keep up the good work!
and, i am sure there is ‘one presidential adviser’ that, if asked, would say he or she has suggested the president build an ark 60 cubits tall…and, oh, here is a ‘presidential adviser’ that thinks the president ought to stop wearing neckties with any purple in them because they ‘make him look sort of gay’…and, here is a ‘presidential adviser’ that thinks the president should always go up the steps with his left foot first, because god told her to advise him about his feet….
July 24th, 2006 at 11:16 am6 Jason Hendler
July 24th, 2006 at 11:17 amI’ll take my dreaming of the future over the nightmare of the present. As for cherry-picking information, …oh, I don’t need to state the obvious.
Madashell (#8) – Do you mean like this?
Lawyers decry Bush’s legal interpretations
Updated 7/24/2006 9:55 AM ET
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-07-24-lawyers-bush_x.htm
July 24th, 2006 at 11:20 am#6– Not true regarding the 40% approval:
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
Only a copuple have him reaching 40% in the last couple months. Still got some credibility problems with the American people.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:21 amworth noting to ALL the bush worshippers:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” -Teddy Roosevelt
July 24th, 2006 at 11:22 amif they’ve done nothing wrong, why worry?
July 24th, 2006 at 11:24 amLawyer up?
July 24th, 2006 at 11:31 amBetter yet, ‘man up’ and resign.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:31 amWilliam Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
Jason,
You’re turning into a bobble-head.
Nobody died when Clinton lied…
July 24th, 2006 at 11:32 amJason: “William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.” Ad nauseum. . . – - Looks like someone needs a timeout and may not get his cookie today.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:33 am#19, DNFP,
You don’t care about American casualties in Iraq. For decades, dems walked around holier than thou because Nixon was forced to resign, then their favorite son was IMPEACHED, so now your wounded pride is screaming for rataliation, which you hope to get by taking back the House in 2006, but it will fall short for one simple reason – Dems refuse to move their positions in line with the American public, so they stay WAY out of the mainstream and lose elections.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:35 amI hope that the GOP keeps up the “vote for us or they’ll impeach Dubya” schtick. A solid majority of Americans think that Dubya is on the wrong path and is leading us in the wrong direction. Getting Dubya, Dick and the gang impeached will be all the more reason to vote Democrat in November!!
Can’t wait!!
July 24th, 2006 at 11:37 amcue Nelson Muntz
http://hem.passagen.se/muntz/haha.wav
July 24th, 2006 at 11:38 amJason: “You don’t care about American casualties in Iraq.” – - Embarrassment is the price of delusion.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:39 amWhen in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
Declaration of Independence
July 24th, 2006 at 11:41 amClinton was IMPEACHED but not removed from office to cripple him politically.
Clinton was IMPEACHED but not removed from office to cripple him politically.
Clinton was IMPEACHED but not removed from office to cripple him politically.
Clinton was IMPEACHED but not removed from office to cripple him politically.
Clinton was IMPEACHED but not removed from office to cripple him politically.
Comment to Jason M. Hendler et al
July 24th, 2006 at 11:41 amJason,
My moniker is directed at shit-holes like YOU. If you believe in you parties’ cause, please, “die now for peace”. I have friends in Iraq that would love to educate dipshits like you.
Impeachment of Dumbya has nothing to do with retaliation. I’m not an immature imbecile like you who believes in an-eye-for-an-eye. Bush is a dumbass pawn, do nothing, idiot of a President who will be impeached. Now, go cry about it.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:42 amJason the troll is simply a bush worshipper – simple minded and morally bankrupt.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:43 amSomeone needs to give that stupid gay frat-boy George the Dumber a blow job so ReichWingBats have something to impeach him for.
It still boggles my mind that Rethuglicans are unwilling to deal with their own over vast issues of lawlessness. Oh well. They may have their day in court. We can only hope, eh?
July 24th, 2006 at 11:46 am#27, DNFP,
Your party is ripping itself apart. The few sane politicos that you have are being pushed out of your party. Bill Clinton did so well to move your party to the center, and since then, you have run screaming towards that hard left – farther than when Clinton started. Busby should have been the candidate that indicated Democratic ascendency, but she fell short along historical voting pattern lines, which is what will happen in about 4 months – you can’t overcome that kind of inertia with hype, or the dems would still be in power.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:47 am#29, JCGOW,
Speaking of court cases, how is the Valerie Plame suit coming – that lasted about 2 seconds in the media – bwah, hah, hah, hah, hah, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:48 amI hope that the GOP keeps up the “vote for us or they’ll impeach Dubya†schtick. A solid majority of Americans think that Dubya is on the wrong path and is leading us in the wrong direction.
Agreed. I like it when I hear that because it’s free political advertising.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:49 amLet those who start wars “die now for peace” – Quothe myself.
Jason,
My Bush-sucking loser, your life will be so much better when Dems are back in control. Yes, they’ll raise your taxes but only because Dumbya can’t control spending. It’s going to be great! Your pain, my gain.
I really don’t care whose in control, I’m an Independent, so, you can all suck-off!
July 24th, 2006 at 11:50 amthis crime family has 911 days remaining to murder, maim, steal, and lie. they will take all 911 of them…at the going rate, at least another 90,000 iraqi civilians will be dead, thousands more tortured, several 100,000 refugees will remain homeless in afghanistan, iraq, lebanon… the money-laundering murderers in the olmert crime family will continue to steal, murder, maim and lie, as they continue the occupation.
the bush crime family will continue to defecate on the people, the constitution, and all those who try to stand in their way. they are true evil–surpassing hitler’s crime family if not in numbers, in ideology.
get used to it…
July 24th, 2006 at 11:50 am30 Jason Hendler
July 24th, 2006 at 11:52 amOr, our party is purging itself of opportunists and weaklings. Your labeling any Democrats as “sane” reminds me of Groucho Marx saying “I wouldn’t belong to any club that would have me as a member”. Being “in power” is not, in itself, a worthy goal. We must be in a position to be trusted with that power. Sadly, other politicians, voters, and pundits think otherwise.
#33, DNFP,
Ah, so you are just another welfare queen that society has to carry, never putting forth any real effort to improve your world other than sticking your tongue out at authority. I too am an independent, but I very much care who is in control, and you just can’t trust security issues to cut and run Democrats.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:54 am#35, PLC,
I agree power should not be a goal in itself, but the Clinton’s and their cronies were willing to say anything to get it, and do anything to keep it – passing welfare reform, NAFTA and GATT against their own party’s interest. That was the only way any socialist / communist party would / could gain and hold power in this country.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:57 amthe filthy animals in the house of crime live on the blood of these silly nascar sucking, racist, anti-social services, ‘authoritarians’ that think they can be with the rich white folks in the white house, if only they HATE the oppressed enough.
the silly bastard posting on this thread and claiming to be a ‘brave american, pro-war, anti-poor’ is one such piss-ant. i don’t know why you don’t simply ignore it…
July 24th, 2006 at 12:00 pmComment by Jason M. Hendler — July 24, 2006 @ 11:54 am
“cut and run” is a Republican orginated phrase designed to belittle the opposition with no grounding in truth.
Speaking of which, whenever Jason is confronted with truth, he leaves the thread, i.e. cuts and runs.
Jason projects onto others his own weaknesses. Because he would retaliate, he believes all others would. Because he would cut and run, he believes all others would. Because he would feel secure under a dictatorship, he believes all others would.
It is time for me to go.
Peace and Blessings.
July 24th, 2006 at 12:05 pmBush and his criminal enterprise would not need any “lawyering up” if the truth was any part of what they stand for. Recall that Scooter Libby was indicted because of obstruction of justice and perjury–Rove was not indicted because of obstruction of justice and perjury–get it? Bush = liars and con artists.
July 24th, 2006 at 12:28 pmGood posts all, except the trolls and roaches…..Time to turn on the lights and watch them scurry back into the darkness… Their excessive postings and repeating their reich winged swill is all they have…So much hate, they truly are a miserable lot. One would never guss by their postings that their party is in complete control and in charge of all the war’s and murdering around the world. They sound and act like they are the one’s who lost…In truth we all have lost because of their madness and waring way’s..
Blessings all….Demand peace now
July 24th, 2006 at 12:41 pmWilliam Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
William Jefferson Clinton was IMPEACHED.
Another one of Jason’s meritorious arguments, I see. Jason is the same idiot who believes that Michael Chricton is a climate expert. Seen any black helicopters lately, Jason?
July 24th, 2006 at 12:41 pmif we get to vote. get your tea collected and pick a ship
July 24th, 2006 at 12:59 pm#39, Bris,
Still waiting for the truth, unless your mantra of impeaching Bush is your truth, which I’ve already addressed. I only took time to make lunch and do some laundry – I guess you don’t have to worry about that since you still live with your mother.
I needn’t imagine what enemies of this country would do should they get the opportunity – we all saw it on 9/11, which is why we are now in their countries cleaning house.
#42, Pseudoscientist,
Where are the hurricanes, the rising sea levels, but it sure is hot in the cities, just like Crichton pointed out.
July 24th, 2006 at 12:59 pmOh dont feed Jason the troll.
I think we should impeach Busn but not for any reason listed here.
July 24th, 2006 at 1:02 pmI think we shopuld impeach Bush the same way the neocons impeached Clinton-for NO REASON AT ALL. So lets see….Lets impeach him for LYING about the size of that damn perch he caught on his ranch !! Yeah that would make us almost even.
#6 most polls has Bush back in the mid-40’s
I think you refer to his IQ ….mid negative 40’s that is.
July 24th, 2006 at 1:22 pmWilliam Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
July 24th, 2006 at 1:25 pmWilliam Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
William Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
William Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
William Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
William Jefferson Clinton broke my keyboard.
#46 I think you refer to his IQ ….mid negative 40’s that is.
Comment by jason baddo — July 24, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
Interesting concept… negative IQ level? As a black hole, sucking to another dimension the IQ of the ones around him? Makes perfect sense. Colin Powell and many others have recovered lucidity once they left the GOP? It explains it all.
July 24th, 2006 at 1:32 pmBush is so bad now that even Cheney would be an improvement > lol. Dick’s heart is so bad that it would probably give out, if he was president anyways, so Dubya resign today!
July 24th, 2006 at 2:14 pmMoonbat forgets the $70 million spent in trying to find Clinton guiltyof something and all they could come up with was he lied about a stained blue dress.
July 24th, 2006 at 3:45 pmI would deplete my entire bank account (meager as it is) if I would be guaranteed that Bush&Co would pay the price for what they have done.
Moonbat patrol — how ironic — he is the sentry in his own backyard.
Marie. I would give all that I have to see the entire bull shit bush bunch shackled and led off to jail and needing to “lawyer up”.Then if possible we could get some one like
July 24th, 2006 at 4:19 pmBriseadh na Faire to prossacute and let Mighty dim whit be their defence attorney. That would be the greatest trial ever. Bet we could make a mint for the national debt by selling tickets……..Blessings…Peace, demand it.
Sharon, there are some really smart people here – and your scenario would be standing room only! They could make a movie out of it. I’ll try to think of a cast of characters — oh wait — we already have a cast of characters in the WH.
July 24th, 2006 at 4:36 pmDirty Dick Cheney, Senile Rumsfeld, Dominatrix Rice, and the chimp could play himself.
I agree power should not be a goal in itself, but the Clinton’s and their cronies were willing to say anything to get it, and do anything to keep it………
Comment by Jason M. Hendler — July 24, 2006 @ 11:57 am
What??!! Shall we count the number of republicans who are either under investigation or have already been convicted? Bush and his cronies are currently lying, stealing, and cheating to stay in power. You seem to forget history when it doesn’t serve your purpose.
July 24th, 2006 at 4:39 pmAh yes the connies certainly are sinking along with S.S. Bushco. USA always does better with the DEMs in charge….
http://www.eriposte.com/economy/other/demovsrep.htm
Read on!!
July 24th, 2006 at 4:46 pm#53, Trizza,
Aside from Cunningham – who has been convicted? Clinton crony convictions number in the teens ….
July 24th, 2006 at 4:49 pmI just wish Bush and Cheney would do the only honorable thing left to do and commit suicide.
July 24th, 2006 at 5:26 pm[...] Bush advised to lawyer up. Think Progress, DC - 6 hours agoWith November s elections appearing ominous, one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel s office for the tangle of investigations … [...]
July 24th, 2006 at 5:38 pmWould one of the non trolls or roaches who have the info on the corrupt Republicans and Dems please post again…..Sick of Jason’s posts. Thank you very much…..No more bush wars……Blessings
July 24th, 2006 at 5:39 pmwhere were you feminazis when clinton was raping and sexually harrassing women?? Where were you nutjob liberals when clinton was selling (or giving ) N Korea and china nuclear and missle technology? Why won’t you exept the fact that much of the problems with foreign policy is the result of clinton and his mouthy secretary Madeline Not-too- bright . Where were was YOUR sense of outrage when clinton’ s AG murdered innocent Americans at Waco and ruby ridge?? That was how clinton viewed the separation of Church and state- with a gun! Clinton kissed the NAACP’s ass for 8 years and then the NAACP bashed and insulted Bush and you have the gaul here to wonder why Bush did not speak to them??
July 24th, 2006 at 6:04 pmbashing Bush is the only thing the left wingnuts have for policy and how I judge Bush is : the more the looney left bashes him the better job he is doing.
I would bet all I have that if Bush ran aginst Lurch Kerry today he would win again. You leftards are just digging a bigger hole for yourselves with all your tin foil hat conspiracy theories and once again insuring the democrats will NEVER win an election so please keep up the good work.
Batty, if the reich wingers like you and the warmongers of this administration keep going the way you are there wont be any elections ever again and no one to vote either. Your armagedon policy by your dictator, decider in charge is working well…Don’t you think.? Much of our world is now building and prepairing for the bushco invasions….You are the enemy sweet cheeks……Why are you so mad.? You’ve got all your waramongers and sympathizers in office….No matter how they got there. What’s wrong, ? You should be happy.? To the winners go the spoils….No water, no food, no people to do your bidding and bush is sending you all to your heaven…Is there something else you want.? What.? Please old reich winger tell us all what more do you want.? Soon all will be silent and this to will be gone if bushco is allowed to bring on your wishes….Blessings
July 24th, 2006 at 6:29 pmTruth of the matter is, all of Washington is corrupted, if/when a Dem is president again, same shit, different blue dress. The difference between BushCo corruption and the rest, BushCo forgot the lubricant. At lease Clinton used the lube.
July 24th, 2006 at 7:23 pmJason(& Moonbat too). Link to chickenhawks. New Hampshaire Gazette. There, you will find a who’s who in the Bush administration, the GOP controlled Congress, and their radio talking head cheerleaders. Read the listing CAREFULLY. Afterwards, tell me again about who the cowards are… Those who served(Kerry, Murtha, Cleland).. or those who were hiding behind multiple draft deferments(Cheney, Ashcroft, Rove, Limpdick, et al).
July 24th, 2006 at 7:32 pmIs it me or is Hendler getting shrill and unhinged?
July 24th, 2006 at 8:00 pm#63; What do you mean getting? I thought Jason was ALREADY shrill and unhinged.
July 24th, 2006 at 8:07 pmJason is sounding a lot like Mighty Aprhodite these days.
July 24th, 2006 at 8:17 pmyou just can’t trust security issues to cut and run Democrats.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler
July 24th, 2006 at 9:00 pm————-
No,YOU can’t.
And–go ahead:try to frame Democrats as “cut-and-run”.Two-thirds of the country are not buying what you and others like you are trying to sell.
And every day,more are awakening to the truth.
Speaking of court cases, how is the Valerie Plame suit coming – that lasted about 2 seconds in the media – bwah, hah, hah, hah, hah, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler
That case doesn’t have to last a nanosecond in the media, dipshit.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:37 pm[...] Bush advised to lawyer up. Think Progress, DC - 16 hours agoWith November s elections appearing ominous, one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel s office for the tangle of investigations … [...]
July 25th, 2006 at 3:35 amThe ‘Bush Boosters’ kept telling anyone who was upset that BushCo was illegally spying on them, not to worry, if you haven’t done anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about. So if BushCo has been following the law, as they have claimed, then that is what any investigations will show and BushCo will be vindicated. That would be a good thing, right? They should be more than willing, right? It’s not like they have anything to hide. It would be great to see GWB swear to tell the truth, and actually do it! I will be so proud!
July 25th, 2006 at 4:52 am