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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (707774)	10/18/2005 7:37:43 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

News of the Day: "Indictments Expected Former CIA Agent Larry Johnson: "Had lunch today with a person who has a direct tie to one of the folks facing indictment in the Plame affair. There are 22 files that Fitzgerald is looking at for potential indictment . These include Stephen Hadley, Karl Rove, Lewis Libby, Dick Cheney, and Mary Matalin (there are others of course). Hadley has told friends he expects to be indicted. No wonder folks are nervous at the White House." Rumors Swirl that Cheney Will Resign Sparked by stories that suggest Vice President Dick Cheney's office "is involved in the Plame-CIA spy link investigation, government officials and advisers passed around rumors that the vice president might step aside and that President Bush would elevate Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice," according to U.S. News and World Report. "The rumor spread so fast that some Republicans by late morning were already drawing up reasons why Rice couldn't get the job or run for president in 2008." Bush Approval Continues to Slide According to the latest 50 state Survey USA poll, President Bush’s net job approval fell from -16 in September to -21 in the last month. Net job approval is the percentage that approve minus the percentage that disapprove. Bush has a net job approval of +25 in Utah, the highest in the nation, to -41 in Rhode Island, the lowest in the nation. In May, Bush had a positive net job approval in 20 states. Today, Bush has a positive net job approval in just 7 states. Bonus Quote of the Day "They have got a senior cooperating witness -- someone who is giving them all of that." -- A source who has been questioned in the CIA leak probe, quoted by the New York Daily News, suggesting that one of Dick Cheney's top aides might be cooperating with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Raw Story says the cooperating witness is John Hannah, a senior national security aide on loan to Cheney's office. Talk Left has an excellent explanation of the pressure to cooperate. Neck-and-Neck in Virginia A new Diagio/Hotline poll of the Virginia gubernatorial races shows Tim Kaine (D) with a two point lead over Jerry Kilgore (R) among registered voters. However, Kilgore leads by one point among likely voters. "Education and transportation are the most important issues. Dems seem to be more enthused about their guy than GOPers are about theirs." politicalwire.com