Bush without Card

townhall.com ^ | Nov 19, 2005 | bob novak

[paudio]

WASHINGTON -- The absence by Chief of Staff Andrew Card from President Bush's Latin America and Asia trips has increased speculation about a possible reconstruction of the White House staff.

Presidential aides said Card was left behind to handle the crush of congressional business during Bush's absence. However, the chief of staff almost always accompanies the president on foreign travels.

A footnote: Al Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council, is being given a wide variety of domestic assignments beyond economics and is speculated on as Card's possible successor.

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The District of Columbia cell of the Communist Party USA has been revealed as holding a monthly luncheon in the cafeteria of the National Education Association (NEA), without the sponsorship but not with the disapproval of the huge, politically powerful schoolteachers union.

The Communist meetings were reported by Chris Peterson in the Washington City Paper edition of Nov. 11-17. A lawyer attending the September meeting bolted from the cafeteria when he learned a reporter was present.

"We had no knowledge of this," NEA spokeswoman Denise Cardinal told this column, "because the NEA does not screen the patrons of our cafeteria or listen in on conversations. It's open to the public."

[George W. Bush]

W. has often been misunderestimated. ; )

You have to wonder why the Dims, starting with Ma Richards, keep falling for it. I guess it's part of that Stuck On Stupid thing that seems to be their primary campaign strategy.

[George W. Bush]

When the right was eating its own over the Miers nomination the left saw opportunity. And so the left stepped up to the plate and started swinging. And there was deafening silence from the administration.

Huh? The Left was content with Miers, Reid's own pick for SCOTUS.

It was the Right which torpedoed her and that stunned the White House. Hence, the deafening silence. It's not every day, heck, every century, when a president's nominee is slaughtered by his own party.

The Left was irrelevant with Miers. And the activity on the Left we're seeing now like the Murtha flap is the opening offensive for Campaign '06. And it is sheer coincidence that it follows so closely from Reid's action in shutting down the Senate. Notice how they're spaced to occupy a week's slots on the talking head shows.

The Dims are going home for two weeks. Lots of fundraising for '06 will happen now. Even more over the holiday recess.

It's about the '06 campaign, not Miers or Card.

[bert]

Titter, titter, titter, gossip, gossip gossip

[beyond the sea]

I hope so.

[beyond the sea]

I think the fact that there were WMD's is going to come out IN THE OLD MEDIA soon.

[SE Mom]

I was recently looking for this doc- thanks for posting it again.

I actually do think Card may have been damaged by the Miers mess...new blood is not a bad idea- but I'd begin with the communications group- and the kind, but ineffective Scott McLellan.

[beyond the sea]

W. has often been misunderestimated.

W.'s words have been "deconclusified". (Compliments to another FReeper) "

;-)

[magua]

WMD Tariq Aziz knows all.

[Coop]

If this were written by a real reporter I'd put more stock in it.

[DB]

When the right was eating its own over the Miers nomination the left saw opportunity.

In the above nowhere did I say the left was involved with sinking Miers. I said the "right was eating its own over Miers". I would of thought that was pretty clear.

By "opportunity" I was saying the left saw Bush in a weakened state.

And so the left stepped up to the plate and started swinging.

That "started swinging" was referring to attacking Bush over the war, not Miers. With the Libby indictement they had multiple fronts to attack from. They had something to stick the dishonest tag too now besides just the WMD.

There were numerous Editorials from the right saying Bush's presidency was basically over because of Miers. The left was listening.

You add it all up and here we are.

[George W. Bush]

By "opportunity" I was saying the left saw Bush in a weakened state.

Bush's flock quickly came home to roost with Alito's nomination.

Fitzmas was already a bust.

There were numerous Editorials from the right saying Bush's presidency was basically over because of Miers. The left was listening.

I didn't read these editorials. Do you have some to support the claim? By 'numerous', I assume you can cite a half-dozen or so reputable conservative news sources to support this?

Show me.

And the Left never sleeps. But the current offensive isn't the Left. It's the Dim establishment gearing up for '06, trying to do something other than be completely irrelevant. Until the last few weeks, they've resembled a rotting corpse. Now they rise like zombies, ready to summon their legion of undead (and actually deceased) voters for '06.

[randita]

I'd bet his slide in job performance hinges on the Miers nomination.

Could be. MSM reports the polls as if Bush is losing the support of moderates, but actually I think at least in the Miers case (and also on illegal immigration and government spending issues), Bush lost/has lost the support of the very conservative wing of the GOP.

[wolfcreek]

Canning Card (and hopefully McMilktoast next) would be definitely more good news.

I suspect McClellan will join his Mother in Texas for her run at Governor.

[kitkat]

***If anything, this apparent passivity only goads them into making their case more emphatically.***

Just what some of us have been thinking about the President's slow response to the traitors in the democrat party. He and Rove make a great pair of poker players. Thanks for that article.

[DB]

"I didn't read these editorials."

Are you serious? Where were you?

Conservative pundits were in melt down. Many were going on about how Bush was never really a conservative and that Miers was the final straw. Maybe others will remember the authors/column titles.

[princess leah]

I felt Bush's first team during his initial term in office was definitely the "A" team from Ari to John Ashcroft...The absence of these guys for lesser men is very disappointing. I'd like to see a solid speech man (or woman) at the microphone. Personally, Bush could have guest press speakers for about a month (1 guest a week starting with Rush Limbaugh, then Shaun Hannity, then Ann Coulter and finally, Hugh Hewitt)...Can you imagine after a month how whipped the press morons would be following daily interchanges with that team? HA - I'd pay money to see that!Then I'd put General Honore in charge of permanent press secretary duties!

[samtheman]

I suspect McClellan will join his Mother in Texas for her run at Governor.

Which party?

[Wuli]

The base would have been fired up with Alito anytime, anyway.

From a White House perspective the Miers nomination made Bush look weak;

(1)she was a weak candidate in terms of background,
(2)not supported by his base
(3)no big objections from too many Dims

so
(a) her nomination initially looked like he was responding to Dim demands that he not name someone "controversial",

(b)then it simply looked like a weak nominee,

(c)and then pulling her out was sold by the Dims as "caving in to the radical right".

Altogether, it was a flawed and bound to fail nomination and it helped depress the public's belief that he was doing a good job.

If anyone has been wondering where Bush's "liberal" positions might originate, they need look no further than Andrew Card - associate of Sununu, backers of Souter.

[bitt]

maybe Card will be leaving early to prepare for a run for Teddy Kennedy's senate seat.

I Only Wish...

[George W. Bush]

Are you serious? Where were you? Conservative pundits were in melt down. Many were going on about how Bush was never really a conservative and that Miers was the final straw.

You're reading your own slant and fears into those.

No one said it was over. I recall saying that trying to push Miers through would make Bush lameduck before the '06 elections when it will become inevitable. But even a lameduck still has vast power. Since the Alito controversy ended, the split on the Right is right back where it was: borders and budget. No change. For all practical purposes, Miers is forgotten.

Okay, let's make it easy for you. Instead of producing "numerous" articles and editorials about The End Of Bush over Miers, produce just one.

I'd like to see it.