Top Republican Tells Post: Laura Has Taken Away Bush's Swagger

[CatWoman]

A Washington Post Page One story in Saturday's edition tells us that Bush's trip to Northern Command this weekend is designed to help Bush look like he is in command once again while trying to regain his swagger. But we also get these money paragraphs, which tell you everything:

(A) growing number of Republicans inside and out of the White House have noticed an administration less sure-footed and slower to react to the political environment surrounding them.

A top Republican close to the White House since the earliest days said the absence of a "reelection target" and pressure from first lady Laura Bush and others to soften his second-term tone conspired to temper Bush's swagger well before Katrina hit. "A reelection campaign was always the driving principle to force them to get things together," said the GOP operative, who would speak candidly about Bush only if his name was not used. He said the "brilliance of this team" was always overstated. "Part of the reason they looked so good is Democrats were so discombobulated." Since the election, this official said, White House aides reported that Laura Bush was among those counseling Bush to change his cowboy image during the final four years.

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[NVMojo]

1. they got that argument from Hitchens on Maher last night ...

claiming he quit for her, not Jesus ...

[Cha]

6. But according to anonymous

sources..bush hasn't really quit. And of course there's the ol' reliable evidence of his nose.

I don't know if he has or hasn't started again..I just know he's stupid so whatever he wants to blame it on..that evidence is THERE!@

[patricia92243]

7. I saw a clip on tv several years ago showing him saying Laure told him "It

"It's me or the bottle."

[Atman]

13. It didn't come from Hitchens...

It's been in the papers for days. A WAPO story, I believe. Bush has been neutered.

[annagull]

2. Oh how funny! Laura has cut his penis off!

These guys will blame anyone and anything for their problems, geez.

[NoodleBoy]

3. heh... this once again shows that the republican party exists not for any

true principles, only against those held by others. the reactionary and regressive elements in that party have completely taken it over.

[Garbo 2004]

10. They're into campaigning, propagandizing & big bidness. Governance ain't

their thing.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Well put. That about sums up the whole shebang. n/t

[blm]

16. They've always been about politics not good policy or good governance.

Nack in summer of 2004 there was a WH leak from someone that the WH spends all their time going after John Kerry and can't even remember Bin Laden.


I think they said something like they wish Bush would see Bin Laden more as the enemy than he does John Kerry.

[politicasista]

19. Hey blm

check your pms. :hi:

[blm]

26. Cool....and thanks.

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[TrueAmerican]

4. Is swagger code for "Jim Beam" or "Jack Daniels"

National Enquiring minds want to know.

[Dr Fate]

9. "Swagger in a Bottle" n/t

n/t

[bahrbearian]

5. I thought Cindy did that to the Chimp.

[fishnfla]

8. If Laura would've met with Cindy in Crawford.......

it would have been a slam dunk media photo-op for the admin. I'd bet it was kicked around for awhile, I wonder how that discussion went....

[madrchsod]

11. laura is the one who is changing her image.

she actually had on an outfit that made her look good! since i`m one of the unofficial fashion police here at du that means something..that something could be pickles has finally figured out that george would hump anything with two legs and she`s either fed up with him and decided to get on with her life or teasing him-"lookie here george, what has condi got that i don`t? plus george, iv`e got you by the balls" there is a whole martial dynamic going on there.
there is no way to change his image because he has had this cowboy facade for so long he cannot funtion without it. in reality he has nothing to change because he is a faceless man in the crowd without it. he`s a 59 year old man who has accoumplished nothing in his life on his own. i`m sure his hands are as soft and scar free as a babies.he is trapped forever in his creation

[CatWoman]

14. I pray to Krypton it wasn't this one

[July]

17. LOL! CatWoman, you consistently write the best posts!

Thanks for that!

(Laura makes it even easier, doesn't she? What the HELL is that pot lid on her hip supposed to be?)

[Mend]

23. Her colostomy bag prettied up as a flower.....

[Wordie]

24. I thnk it was Theresa Heinz Kerry. Laura looked dowdy beside her.

I noticed a change in the way she dressed then.

[Atman]

12. Freepers oughta love this...Mr. Macho is PUSSY WHIPPED, too!

LOL! Ya gotta love it!

[skooooo]

15. lol...good one

:)

[applegrove]

18. Ah - now trying to lower our expectations. Now that they have to deal

with the truth.

[win_in_06]

20. There's only one way my wife can do that to me...

...has Laura cut him off?

[tularetom]

21. The swagger was bogus

He can't keep up the facade any longer. He ain't no cowboy. I'm not sure he is even a boy. He might be a cow.

[CatWoman]

22. he's a chimp, dammit!!!

:D

[xkenx]

27. Stop Denigrating Chimps; He's More Like A

COCKROACH---cold-blooded, repulsive, bottom feeder, fears the harsh light of day.

[agingdem]

25. But not his ....

stagger.