Posted on 01/16/2006 4:38:45 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
President Bush's advisers are resigned to the Democratic capture of the White House in 2008, according to senior Republican sources close to the White House.
GOP sources said White House strategists have attempted to persuade Mr. Bush that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat and her party’s current front-runner to be the next presidential nominee, cannot be defeated in 2008. Bush strategists said the president should instead focus on seeking to retain the Republican majority in both houses of Congress in 2006 and 2008.
"There is nobody in the White House that will openly say we lost the presidency in 2008," a senior GOP source said. "But while the Democrats are completely focused on 2008, the White House has been completely aloof."
The strategists have argued that given the forecasts of a downturn in the economy, crises with China and Iran, Mrs. Clinton would be besieged with major problems that would ensure a one-term presidency, the sources said.
The strategists have pointed out that Mr. Bush, given the failing health of Vice President Dick Cheney, does not have a natural successor. Recently, Mr. Cheney, who suffers from heart problems, was rushed to the hospital because he had difficulties in breathing.
The sources said the strategists have assessed that Mrs. Clinton would easily win the Democratic leadership and the subsequent race for president. They said Mr. Bush has pledged to campaign vigorously for any GOP presidential nominee.
Administration sources said Mr. Bush has discussed the prospect of a Clinton presidency. But they asserted that the president has focused on the 2006 elections for Congress and the need to maintain the GOP majority.
"If we lost our majority in Congress, then the president immediately becomes a lame duck," an administration source said. "So, the talk of 2008 is not only premature, it's harmful."
"Yeah... and Indianapolis won the Super Bowl this year, too.'
Don't forget that USC was the best college football team of all time until some team in Texas had something to say about it........
Ignore this. Cheney's health isn't "failing." The president isn't being persuaded that Hillary is a fait accompli. The whole thing is hogwash.
That's what a lot of people said abuot President Romney back in the 1966. Hogwash! Polls show hillary getting creamed by Rudy or Mccain and we can always go to themif need be. But, between you and me I don't think we will need to.
That's what a lot of people said abuot President Romney back in the 1966. Hogwash! Polls show hillary getting creamed by Rudy or Mccain and we can always go to themif need be. But, between you and me I don't think we will need to.
I don't know if Hillary will win or not, but I do know that whoever wrote this and whoever (if anyone) holds such a belief is a dickweed.
Unfortunately, I agree. The question, though, is whether she will be the last President of the United States.
Bush won't be reelected?
That's a pant load!
This is crap!! I think a majority would vote for McCain over Hillary no matter how distasteful it might be to alot of us...Heck, Daffy Duck would get my vote over her!
Instant insanity; simply add horse S***
Such Dem spin is pitiful.
Verbalising their desperate dreams methinks.
Prez Bush is too calm and too good a soul to worry about this level of absurdity.
I want the name of his source. This doesn't pass the smell test. Without a name this story is nothing but typing.
As my late granny would've said: Bushwah!
I looked to see if this was from Scrappleface.
Did you hear her screaching at the MLK event today? They played it on the Shep show just a bit ago. Put an ad together of clips of her screaming and drive her negatives through the roof.
Didn't it come out recently that a majority of the Democrats from her own state preferred that she not run for any office again....much less the Oval? In any case, I'm sure that in any administration of Hillary's, ol Bill will be in charge of hiring the interns....
Rx: take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
Defeating Hillary's re-election for the New York senate seat would be a good start against making this silly prediction become reality. If the GOP is smart enough, they can provide Spencer with the all resources he needs to seriously damage her and possibly win.
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