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To: JohnM who wrote (32443)	12/8/2006 10:39:09 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541370

If a greater civil war breaks out in Iraq I predict we will see twenties- Nixon territory, in other words. Even the Bush faithful will start to lose faith at that point. Not all of them, of course, but enough to tank the president. This will also happen if scandals are uncovered. If this president were a stock, you'd short him, since it doesn't take much to push an already weakened leader over the precipice of greater public disapproval. It's fascinating to watch. Watching Nixon implode was also interesting. My mom had NPR on all the time when Watergate was going on. My parents and their friends discussed it endlessly and it was really very interesting- even to me, a young teen. While the Chinese may think it is a curse to live in interesting times, on the positive side it is also...interesting.

To: JohnM who wrote (32443)	12/9/2006 12:02:17 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541370

Even Republicans had trouble mustering support for the GOP–led national legislature, as just 25% affixed positive ratings to Congress. There can never be a Republican majority until they cement their hold on Congress somehow. The zealot conservative dream retreats to fantasyland where it belonged. They failed.