radiofreewill @ 153

Under the Bus, Karl!

Problem is HE’S THE DRIVER!!!

What happens when you throw the bus driver under the bus he’s supposed to be driving?

Without a driver the bus goes out of control. That’s the Republican party right now.

We got him. You’re next Dick.

A few days ago I was suggesting Gonzales should go very very soon.

But, as the credit crunch turns into a crisis it seems to me we need to speed up the process and perhaps jump right to Cheney. Getting Rove out of the way only makes it easier.

I hope Congress has enough to make their case against Cheney plain and simple for the American public.

If this credit crisis turns into a full-blown disaster, then we need to move very swiftly to get somebody with good sense in the presidency.

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What to do –

In steps Jeb, reluctantly, wholesomely, not strident, didn’t really intend to, and nothing bad to say about Rudy/John/Mitt or any of the rest of the field. . . . .

Well crafted . . . I’m with you all the way on that one. Thanks for sharing!

Karl is leaving before the storm, a storm so big that Bush who has stood by Gonzo through everything so far has to get rid of Rove right now?
Sure Rove is being investigated for everything but my guess is somewhere, someone has proof of his guilt. After all even if Congress gets the Supremes to say Karl is not covered by Executive Priviledge whats to stop Karl from lying?
Unless somebody has some proof of a crime, not a normal crime like bribes by Abramhoff or election fraud Bush’s supporters don’t care about that stuff.
Also Arlen Spector is not likly to vote Karl in Contempt of Congress for lying about something like that. Nope Karl did something the GOP base would disapprove of something Larry Flynt might know about.
Something like that guy the mob took out for Abramoff. Something even Karl couldn’t sell the 30%ers on!

According to one of Marcy’s links, Abramoff has been singing like a morning bird.

That whole affair, which encompasses Houses Of Bush And Saud, and Cold War Ex-CIA, and MANY an American Politician (dem’s likely, too), is going to be the thing that brings this admin down . . . except for ONE thing.

The Dem’s are involved somewhere in the Scams of buying, selling, losing arms and weapons around the world . . so they will soft peddle ANY leverage they might have to keep THEIR asses clean . . . Rove was a point of negotiated comprimise between House Of Bush, and complicit Dem’s . . . lotta negotiating going on behind the scenes . .

Things will get MUCH worse, before they ever start to get better again. And within all this, a fight to the death for wealth, power, control and the right to rule the planet between the Pub’s and The Dem’s . . .

We live in interesting times.

and his star has fallen.

and absolute known quantity that is acceptable to everyone.

By That time It’s too late for any of the other candidates to really do sufficient background research that could undermine Jeb …

By now, you should all be very angry with me in for this post, but the question remains — what are you going to EFFECTIVELY do about it???.

Next, flight or fight — are you going to choose flight by attacking this post and sticking your head in the sand and assume that it can’t happen or are you going to choose flight fight by considering it as a possibility in and preparing for that possibility.

Lastly, if you see this post and the as a finger in your eye, you’re already a loser. I’ve done plenty to work for the progressive cause too and, like you, the neocons and the neo-feudalists outflanked me also. Don’t underestimate the neocons, the international neo-feudalists, the Bush family, Karl Rove, or Rupert Murdoch just because you have a “feel-good” by surrounding yourselves with people who think like you — that doesn’t WIN on Election Day.

Because the msm “journalists” haven’t had time to read the blogs yet.

Now we have Mitt, who is the new darling, but we all know there are too many vulnerable chinks in the armor. He is rising fast and he will fall just as fast — he’s just one “you’re not really a true conservative” blast away. Especially, if the lines start coming from the leaders of the religious right.

Let’s fast-forward to early/late November and look at the Republican field. No clear leader, no truly strong front runner, and definitely no one to unite/excite the Republican Party for the coming election. What to do –

In steps Jeb, reluctantly, wholesomely, not strident, didn’t really intend to, and nothing bad to say about Rudy/John/Mitt or any of the rest of the field. He says that he was asked to join the field by James Dobson (Terri Schiavo), then Mel Martinez (Cuban vote), then by his son George P. (Hispanic vote).

The base rallies around him as they finally have someone with impeccable conservative credentials, and absolute known quantity that is acceptable to everyone. Karl Rove comes out of retirement to run just one more campaign because “it is so important to the future of the country”. Fox news and the Wall Street Journal have finally found someone that they can endorse “for the good of the country”. Ken Mehlman, the neocon machine, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, and the entire right-wing noise machine can all coalesce around his candidacy because, while they can’t be super enthusiastic they don’t need to be super enthusiastic. It’s just the right thing to do (have any of them supported any of the other candidates yet — have any of them really given any air time to any of the other candidates yet — they put a Rudy on the air to help him Stick his foot in his mouth — same with Mitt, same with John)

It’s too late for any of the other candidates to really do sufficient background research that could undermine Jeb and even if they have some things there’s not enough time to work it in effectively.

I can go on and on but the real question is — WHAT ARE YOU (THE NET ROOTS) GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?????? Runaround gnashing your teeth. Talking and posting back and forth to each other about how it shouldn’t be happening while the 60% of the electorate that doesn’t read blogs is being (neocon-icily) manipulated into feeling comfortable (if not enthusiastic) about Jeb Bush. Maybe you will all follow the DailyKos guide of marginalizing yourselves into ineffectiveness — see Ralph Nader And the Green Party — you’ll lose, the causes that you care so much about will be trampled, but you can always say that you fought the good fight.

By now, you should all be very angry with me in this post, but the question remains — what are you going to EFFECTIVELY do about it???. Effectively here is defined by actually winning the election — not by snobbery, or correct thinking, or righteous positions, or political extortion (read Markos) or by intellect alone. WHAT are you going to do about it?

Here’s a plan (there are others), pick a candidate, any candidate, and work on getting the whole party behind one candidate. He/she does not have to be perfect — they don’t have to kiss your ass. They don’t have to agree with you on every issue. They don’t have to acknowledge that you are the smartest, most righteous progressive thinker and activist since sliced bread. What they have to do is win — – — – and then we can get to the work of changing things.

Next, flight or fight — are you going to choose flight by attacking this post and sticking your head in the sand and assume that it can’t happen or are you going to choose flight by considering it as a possibility in preparing for that possibility. Attack Jeb now. Alert the other GOP candidates now.

Lastly, if you see this post and the finger in your eye, you’re already a loser. I’ve done plenty to work for the progressive cause and, like you, the neocons and the neo-feudalists outflanked me too. Don’t underestimate the neocons, the international neo-feudalists, the Bush family, Karl Rove, or Rupert Murdoch just because you have a “feel-good” by surrounding yourselves with people who think like you — that doesn’t WIN on Election Day.