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Posted: 10/30/05 at 8:17am
The Bush fires are spreading to the GOP. Just like with Nixon...
Once he loses his Republican support in Congress, there will be congressional investigations, risignations, firings and impeachment.
Snippet from Jennifer Loven's AP article:
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Some are calling for bold strokes — a broad new agenda, a purging of the president's tired and perhaps overly insular and loyal staff — to jolt the White House past its troubles.
A former White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official still provides regular advice, said Bush needs "moves of conscience and conviction" that evoke the leadership abilities that helped get him re-elected.
Some Republicans inside and outside the White House were angered by Bush's handling of Libby's exit. They viewed it as a missed opportunity to restore badly needed credibility because the president neither condemned the aide's actions nor acknowledged that White House spokesman Scott McClellan had said categorically in 2003 that Libby was not involved in the leak.
Bush and his aides considered the political benefits of such statements, according to a senior administration official, who spoke confidentially so as to not be seen discussing internal deliberations. But the idea was rejected out of concern the president's words could influence the legal process. Bush instead merely called the charges "serious" and urged against a rush to judgment. He and Cheney both praised Libby for his public service.
Democrats, though, indicated they will not let people forget that Bush campaigned in 2000 on a promise to "restore honor and dignity" to a White House sullied by Clinton-era scandals.
Bush Looks to Bounce Back From Bad News
Once he loses his Republican support in Congress, there will be congressional investigations, risignations, firings and impeachment.
Snippet from Jennifer Loven's AP article:
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Some are calling for bold strokes — a broad new agenda, a purging of the president's tired and perhaps overly insular and loyal staff — to jolt the White House past its troubles.
A former White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official still provides regular advice, said Bush needs "moves of conscience and conviction" that evoke the leadership abilities that helped get him re-elected.
Some Republicans inside and outside the White House were angered by Bush's handling of Libby's exit. They viewed it as a missed opportunity to restore badly needed credibility because the president neither condemned the aide's actions nor acknowledged that White House spokesman Scott McClellan had said categorically in 2003 that Libby was not involved in the leak.
Bush and his aides considered the political benefits of such statements, according to a senior administration official, who spoke confidentially so as to not be seen discussing internal deliberations. But the idea was rejected out of concern the president's words could influence the legal process. Bush instead merely called the charges "serious" and urged against a rush to judgment. He and Cheney both praised Libby for his public service.
Democrats, though, indicated they will not let people forget that Bush campaigned in 2000 on a promise to "restore honor and dignity" to a White House sullied by Clinton-era scandals.
Bush Looks to Bounce Back From Bad News
