Posted on 04/20/2006 7:51:01 AM PDT by SmithL
Washington -- There is a new chief of staff and a new budget director, and soon a new press secretary at the White House. Yet so far there is no sign of a new direction.
The changes in President Bush's inner circle over the past several weeks are the most dramatic of his presidency. They come at a time when his popularity is foundering, and even Republican loyalists are expressing alarm as they look toward the November election.
Yet the shuffle -- which by most indications is not over -- may not by itself reverse Bush's slide. Most observers agree that it is not the expression or even the execution of policy that has given Bush trouble. It is the policies themselves.
Bush's fortunes seem intrinsically tied to the war in Iraq, which he acknowledges is the central focus of his presidency. And for all the personnel changes over the past several weeks, Bush has made it plain that when it comes to Iraq, or other matters of national or economic security, he has no inclination to change course.
While accepting the resignation of press secretary Scott McClellan, whom Bush said will be "hard to replace,'' the president has repeatedly rebuffed calls to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
"I don't expect everybody to agree with my decision to go into Iraq, but I do want the people to understand -- the American people to understand that failure in Iraq is not an option,'' Bush asserted just moments before making public that McClellan would resign and senior aide Karl Rove would drop some of his responsibility over day-to-day policy matters, developments that were treated inside political circles as nothing less than an executive branch earthquake.
The conventional wisdom among the chattering class was that McClellan was not a forceful enough salesman
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oh boy. these people will never be happy.
We'd be a lot happier, Mr. Bush, if you took security at home as seriously as you do in Iraq.
Close the darned borders.
Then watch your approval rating go sky high.
Has it occurred to you that covering the US in bubble wrap is just as possible?
Create a National ID so that citizens can be identified.
Levy a fine against landlords who rent to anyone without a valid National ID card.
Levy a fine against employers who hire anyone without a valid National ID card.
Deny all benefits (education, healthcare, etc.) to anyone without a National ID card.
Very shortly, all illegal immigrants would be homeless and without jobs and with no access to services. They'd all head for the border by themselves. Mexico would be a better land of promise for them than the US.
It's do-able, if we have the political will. That's a big if, sure. But don't act like it couldn't be done.
Bush could find a cure for cancer and the MSM would find a problem with it.
"Washington -- There is a new chief of staff and a new budget director, and soon a new press secretary at the White House. Yet so far there is no sign of a new direction. "
MSM: "The President needs to fire some people. We need a new COS, new Budget Dir and new Press Secretary."
Bush: "I listened to the MSM and changed personnel"
MSM: "Why is the President changing personnel? The administration is showing its weakness with this move."
"Bush could find a cure for cancer and the MSM would find a problem with it."
If Bush could walk on water the MSM would say that Bush can't swim.
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