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To: JohnM who wrote (35639)	3/21/2007 10:29:12 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541344

I thought about this for a while, and I see an endlessly repeating pattern here. If you look at all the Bush fiascos they all have certain elements in common- poor planning, and a response to events that is extremely defensive, often wrong or dishonest, and which often is more harmful to the administration than the original "mistake"- though sometimes the mistake- like the Iraq invasion- overwhelms the stupidity of the response to the mistake. I think the the poor planning highlight the hubris and stupidity of the administration, while the defensiveness is the flip side of the hubris- it's a "How can anyone challenge us when we are doing what's right for the country" response- to everything, with absolutely no grain of doubt in it, which is always a problem. True believers cause a lot of havoc in the world, and in the end, most of the problems from this admin come down to the fact that they are a nest of true believers, and the really truly can't see the world any other way. We will see more of this until they are gone.

To: JohnM who wrote (35639)	3/21/2007 10:41:03 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541344

It's a bluff, John. He's pretending that he still has "political capital," even when it has all turned to dust in his hands. If he pretends enough, maybe someone will believe him. Remember that dog and pony show he went on to sell his SS plan back in '05? He had an empty safe representing the SSTF, opened it, and said, "I don't see anything there." Nothing there.

To: JohnM who wrote (35639)	3/21/2007 4:13:26 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541344

>>Trying to spin the encounter so it's the Dems who look power hungry. Now that wouldn't be terribly hard to do but, again, he's neither in a position to do so nor has his administration been particularly good at that.< John - It doesn't seem to me that this administration realizes that there are some things it isn't good at, or that such things should affect their behavior. As Stephen Colbert observed at the Press Corp dinner last year, "If President Bush believes something on Monday, he believes it on Wednesday, no matter what happens on Tuesday." I'm quoting from memory, so that may not be exact. But it sure is accurate. - Allen PS: Come to think of it, if there's anything the Bush Administration is good at, I'd like to hear about it. It would be a relief. There must be something.