Issue:Consequences - What Consequences? CNN.com - Transcript of Bush speech - Dec 18, 2005:


Specific: "I know that some of my decisions have led to terrible loss -- and not one of those decisions has been taken lightly. I know this war is controversial -- yet being your president requires doing what I believe is right and accepting the consequences. "

Comment:The man does not have to face a re-election. The Judicial Branch has minds sympathetic to his political philosophy. Congress is controlled by his party. When he leaves office, he will have health care and personal protection for the rest of his life.

What consequences could he imagine? What is a threat ? He has proven time and again that he is not swayed by polls. He as indicated that he doesn't make mistakes. There is the questions about his reading/news habits. Either he is in touch with the news and lied about not reading the papers or actually is in the "Bubble" that Newsweek perceives and is not getting all the information. He has a network dedicated to spinning news to being favorable to him.

What consequences?

The line for the Mel Brooks movie "Blazing Saddles" comes to mind in combination with executive order to spy on American. "..Badges??, we don't need to stinking Badges..."


Address:http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/18/bush.transcript/index.html