If It Walks Like A Lame Duck And Quacks Like A Lame Duck...

.....It's A Lame Duck. First he screwed up all the goodwill he had from the world after 9/11. Now, after re-election to office, and the so-called "political capital" and goodwill he supposedly collected, King George is realizing only 6 months into his new term that the label "Lame Duck" is latching on to him and staying there. As chronicled in the UK's 'The Observer': At the centre of Bush's troubles is the Iraq war. Nightly images of mayhem in Baghdad have pushed the jubilant scenes of the Iraqi elections to the back of America's consciousness. For the first time, more now oppose than support the war. Even some Republicans are talking about withdrawal. [snip] But Bush's troubles go deeper. His relentless plans to sell social security reform to the public have floundered. His energy bill is mired in trouble. Democrats have blocked the nomination of the radical John Bolton as UN ambassador. Once disciplined Republican senators and congressmen snipe at the White House on everything from the environment to stem cell research. 'It's an old rule of thumb: the power of a second-term President peaks on the day after he wins the election. It's all downhill from there,' said Larry Haas, a former Clinton White House aide. Add to all this that even some in his own party are distancing themselves from him (most face election next year), and the fact even some members of his Administration can't get their talking points straight. This was obvious when Cheney declared that the insurgency was in its "last throes." then Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld distanced himself from the vice president's words. "I didn't use them, them, and I might not use them," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. Rumsfeld said the insurgency could conceivably "go on for four, eight, 10, 12, 15 years, whatever…. We don't know. It is going to be a problem for the people of Iraq." She ain't singing yet, but the fat lady is getting closer every day. With his loss of support and the further erosion of his credibility due to the DSM and other leaks that have surfaced about how he lied the country into war, and IMO he is toast real soon. MORE.....