[jveritas]

I hope he does call the Congress back to session to deal with the oil problem but I laugh every time when someone says that President Bush is a lame duck. He is no lame duck but the contrary is true. If he was then we would have lost Iraq by being forced the defeatist democrat Congress to leave Iraq long time ago in defeat. Instead President Bush with his strong leadership got what he wanted which is an amazing VICTORY in Iraq.

There is nothing called a lame duck President. It all depends on the President whether he wants to be a lame or not duck such a Bill Clinton who was lame duck for 8 years because he did absolutely nothing. A strong President such as President Bush is the most powerful man in the world until the last second when he leaves office.

[Jabrown]

The lame-duck status isn’t a slam on the president, but historically speaking an President with only months remaining in office, especially with low approval ratings and an opposition controlled congress, is considered to be a lame-duck presidency. He has little legistlative control left as congress can choose to use parliamentary procedures to limit or block debate and bills.

He has a golden opportunity here to overcome that status, show the public that he still is the President, and embarras congressional Democrats.

Again, not a slam at the President, merely a statement on Presidential status at the end of their elected careers.

[avacado]

"There is nothing called a lame duck President. It all depends on the President whether he wants to be a lame or not duck such a Bill Clinton who was lame duck for 8 years because he did absolutely nothing. A strong President such as President Bush is the most powerful man in the world until the last second when he leaves office."

Absolutely!

[RabidBartender]

Even if he does call Congress back in sessions, do you think Pelosi and the other America-haters will actually come back to work? I think they’d just laugh at him, and the media will paint it as the President “bullying” the House.