tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post114435889795785800..comments2024-03-28T03:24:03.551-04:00Comments on MYRANT: SRBissettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14426874992235196378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post-1144431802783187092006-04-07T13:43:00.000-04:002006-04-07T13:43:00.000-04:00If my recollections of 1973 are anything to go by ...If my recollections of 1973 are anything to go by -- and if they are, someday I'm going to write a six-part comics miniseries called <I>1973</I> -- there will be no one "smoking gun" or "tipping point" that brings down this administration. If presidential politics worked that way, several of the disclosures we've already seen would have been enough to do the trick. Instead, what's likely to happen is a slower and more cumulative effect as the administration acquires the aura of being "losers" who merely react to bad news rather than setting the agenda. Even the low poll numbers themselves become a self-fulfilling prophecy feeding into the perception that the White House is sliding downhill. <BR/><BR/>The sad thing is that -- just like all my friends always told me about how to impress girls -- blind confidence and arrogance always work with the public. Had Bush been able to continue with the same brash hyperconfidence that sustained him through his first term, he wouldn't be heading towards the rocks now. Most people are drawn to someone who always acts like he knows what he's doing; in fact, they're so hungry for it they'll even accept the half-assed poor imitation of a "strong leader" we've been seeing for the past six years. The mere fact that Bush has let himself be placed on the defensive sends the signal that he's "weak" and this destroys the illusion of the One True Perfect Leader. On some level, Bush supporters secretly hunger for a fascist dictator who will lead the world and spare us having to think about issues. But now that the cracks are starting to show, his base will slowly fall away.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post-1144413398095467422006-04-07T08:36:00.000-04:002006-04-07T08:36:00.000-04:00We'll see. Whatever the legal issues, this puts li...We'll see. <BR/><BR/>Whatever the legal issues, this puts lie to his bluster since 2003 about firing whoever leaked. <BR/><BR/>"Is that piss on your leg, sir?"SRBissettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426874992235196378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post-1144361940155653232006-04-06T18:19:00.000-04:002006-04-06T18:19:00.000-04:00Nah.Won't do it.Nah.<BR/>Won't do it.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.com