Bush in Trouble II: Summertime Blues

Bush in Trouble II: Summertime Blues
James Zogby
Posted August 10, 2007 | 04:36 PM (EST)


Since becoming president, summers have not been very kind to George Bush, and this year is no exception. Bush's approval ratings are at their lowest. His domestic agenda has all but collapsed. His Vice President, Attorney General and several key members of his staff are under attack from Congress and the media. And his foreign policy, especially the misadventure in Iraq, is in disarray. The remainder of this summer promises to be long, hot, and difficult. But then, this has come to be a pattern.

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One result of the public's growing lack of confidence in the Administration's performance was the dramatic turnaround that occurred in the November 2006 elections, with Republicans losing control of both the House and the Senate putting Bush clearly on the defensive.

And now, in 2007, Bush began the summer at an already low 32% approval rating, and he and his Administration are under assault on multiple fronts. My brother John Zogby, of Zogby International, has described the Bush tenure in office as not unlike a free bouncing ball. After its initial bounce, it loses momentum with each succeeding bounce getting smaller, each low point getting lower.

By midsummer, the combination of the Administration's weakness and its consistent miscues has left the country rudderless. With so many irons in the fire, especially overseas, this must be a worrisome situation for allies. When a President loses the confidence of the public, and when the momentum of events in Washington and the world is so clearly moving against the White House, the resulting situation prompts serious concern.

The fatal flaws of the Administration have been revealed, most particularly their penchant for overreaching while ignoring reality, and their mismanagement of crises. These have taken their toll. One wonders how they will respond to new crises and what steps they will take in a last ditch effort to rebound in the fall.


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Yeah, I "wonder" about that a lot.

doesn't seem to be that big of a deal he continues to get away with EVERYTHING

were there ordinary citizens with petitions, demonstrations and organization in place to have Bill Clinton impeached - I don't remember hearing of any - in fact I seem to recall the polls were not in favor of it - only the right wing talking heads and the repunks in Congress - but still they impeached him....I hear EVERYDAY many voices calling for impeachment of this criminal but nothing - and to make matters worse not only does he continue to get away with this shit - he also seems to be doing pretty good at getting what he wants

I just don't get it....

remember when Bush, Sr. gave that tearful it should have been Jeb speech, who was he talking to: Congress, of course. They
are unwilling to put him through the embarrassment, Junior would have been out of there a long time ago if not for his dad.
And he believes he is immune to all corrective actions which is why he keeps escalating.

it the most nefarious deeds of any agency in this country's history.

Ever wonder if it isn't Poopy who is feeding junior what he needs to hold over the heads of the democrats?

I made that mention in another post and all of a sudden I was granted 'tinfoil hat' status. However I believe what your saying has a lot play. I'm sure Poppy has a lot pull from a lot of places. :scared:

snatching up companies left and right. Not only armaments, but auto parts, telecommunications

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The Carlyle Group completed its purchase of substantially all of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s engineered products division for $1.48 billion.

D.C.-based Carlyle, a private equity firm, and Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear first announced the deal on March 23. Through a long-term licensing agreement, products from this division will continue to carry the Goodyear brand for marketing purposes, while the legal name of the division has been changed to Veyance Technologies Inc., Carlyle and Goodyear said in a statement.
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/07/30/daily28.html?jst=cn_cn_lk

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April 13, 2006
#2006-038
The Carlyle Group and Zodiac Complete Waterpik Acquisition

Newport Beach and Paris - The Carlyle Group and Zodiac announced today the successful completion of the previously announced going-private merger of Water Pik Technologies, Inc (Waterpik ; NYSE: PIK) with Coast Merger Corp, an entity led by Carlyle and Zodiac.

http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/news/l5-news3367.html

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Aug 07, 2007 11:20 ET
The Carlyle Group and Onex Complete Acquisition of Allison Transmission from General Motors
TORONTO, ONTARIO and WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2007) -

All amounts in US dollars unless otherwise stated

Onex Corporation (TSX:OCX) and The Carlyle Group announced today they have completed their $5.575 billion acquisition of Allison Transmission from General Motors Corporation. The transaction was first announced on June 28, 2007.

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=758297&sourceType=3

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A New Pecking Order for Private Equity
April 30, 2007, 4:45 pm

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Who is the world’s biggest private equity firm?

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By that measure, the winner is the Washington-based Carlyle Group, which has collected $32.5 billion for direct private equity investments in the past five years. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs are close behind, with $31.1 billion and $31 billion, respectively, in capital raised since 2002. Rounding out the top five were the Blackstone Group, at $28.4 billion, and the Texas Pacific Group, at $23.5 billion.

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ANYWAY, you get my drift. Poopy may not be an active board member anymore, but I'll be damned if I believe that he's severed his ties with this cannibalistic corporation. And who benefits by his son's policies the most? The very people who are involved with Carlyle, for one.

Here's why, Bush, Sr. tried to surround himself with capable people like Colin Powell.

Bush, Jr. has always made an effort to recruit cronies, those who knew nothing about their job and
could care less and he recruited Rove who the dad had fired for leaking stuff to Novak and
he hired Rummie, another person the dad could not stand. I think that what has gone
on is directly related to the bubble that has grown up around this administration
and Cheney's replay of the Nixon White House.

Most of the solid bedrock republicans believed in Bush, Sr.

either here, or in Iran. Makes no real difference- it's the bang he wants, and it's the bang he's determined to have.

So to speak.

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

him and they have Done Nothing to Stop Him!