(Live Thread) BUSH SETS PRESS CONFERENCE FOR 11:15 AM ET...

http://www.drudgereport.com ^

[Blue Turtle]

developing

[justshutupandtakeit]

BS. You know very well few people watch these things. Very few of our fellow citizens are political junkies. How else do you explain the huge levels of stupidity they daily demonstrate.

[Republican Red]

David Frum a new article up at NRO. He theorizes that McCain may be trying to sabatoge the GOP because the worse the GOP does in 2006 the more his ability to ride in a save the party for 2008.

Frum at NRO

Most political observers agree that the worse Republicans do in 2006, the more likely they are to turn to McCain’s maverick candidacy in 2008. Republicans don’t like or trust McCain, but they want to win – and the more they are convinced that their party is otherwise in serious trouble, the more likely they are to believe that McCain’s anti-party candidacy is the solution.

McCain may have heard these theories too. If he has, and if he agrees, is it not in his interest to maximize Republican losses in 2006? If a vote on military commissions would embarrass Democrats, does it not help Democrats to prevent such a vote from occurring before Nov. 2? And what better way is there is to delay such a vote than for the ultra-hawkish McCain to raise an enormous ruckus against the president – and thus provide cover for Democratic stalling techniques?

Just asking.

[cake_crumb]

"Rockefeller didn't have us"

Yeah, but Rockefeller has the Axis of A$$holes (McStain, Allen et.al) the media and the terrorists on his side, but Bush only has Rush and us. Not that we and Rush are anything to sneeze at, of course.

[Global2010]

Mc Cain is a Repblican?

[shield]

SHOKING.......NBC SHOWED THE WHOLE PRESSER....

[1066AD]

Doesn't sound like they use loud music any more.

[SeaBiscuit]

Would be great if they reran this tonite.. but I doubt it.

[the OlLine Rebel]

McCain is a 2-faced back-stabber. I hate his cordial gentlemanly facade going along with that back-stabbing garbage he comes up with.

I've never liked this guy since I 1st heard of him, opposing the submarine program as "unimportant" when trying to get its share of MIL funding. Never mind his state has contractors interested in B1 and B2 production.

[rwfromkansas]

Wow, I hope they have this on video! I don't usually watch these, but I have to see this one for Gregory.

[Peach]

You know what the next line of attack will be?

The CIA will come out and say that what the President said about KSM and the attacks planned in this country aren't true.

And the president will be forced to release classified information to prove his point.

[demkicker]

McCain himself admits, in his autobiography, that torture worked when he was tortured. Now, of course, he says that torture doesn't work. LOL

Brilliant, LOL! I love your illustration of McCain's absurd hypocrisy. If he does decide to run for President, I want that to be one of the questions he is asked in a debate.

[WV Mountain Mama]

from memory:

Broad: Hi, Mr. President.
President: Hello, how are you?
Broad: (chuckle) Good, thank you.
President: Did you say hi Mr. President?
Broad: Yes, hello.
President: Such a friendly greeting.
Broad: We're a friendly newspaper. (laugh from gallery)
President: (laugh) Ah, OK. (laughing from EVERYONE)
Broad: Umm, umm.
President: I'd hate to see it when you're unfriendly. (laughing from everyone)
Broad: Umm, umm, umm, umm. (looking at her notes)
President: (laughing) Would you like me to come back to you while you collect yourself?

(Hysterical laughing from me and the sound of me falling to the floor cause I am laughing so hard at the exchange.)

This is just from memory, but it is to the best of my recollection.

[4yearlurker]

I think you are right. If someone from my state (PA) says to me;"Rendell is doing a good job" I will translate that to mean "I don't pay any attention to politics."

[onyx]

Glad to know that. I watched FNC.

A SMOKIN' BTTT

[Eagles Talon IV]

At least this is being carried by all the networks.

[demkicker]

I could kick myself for not TIVOing it for my hubby to watch later.... Arrrrgggghhhh!

[bethtopaz]

But this would also take away votes from the Democrats -- the ones who love McCain and long for the days of FDR, Truman and JFK.

[dmd25]

I was listening more than watching--you can get the gist from listening if that is all you can do. Often C-Span does a replay, though.

[bethtopaz]

Better yet, a 24/7 reading of the Torah -- broken only by periods where a cantor is singing Hebrew songs.

[OldFriend]

McCain's office just hangs up when you get thru. Ditto Turbin's office. Warner just not taking any calls. Graham either.

They are hiding.