GOP Anger: Bush Is Being "Reduced To Child's Play"

US News and World Report printed a short piece about GOP fears that the President's relevance is shrinking beyond already dismal levels.

Allies Worry About President's Schedule

Some of President Bush's allies tell the Political Bulletin they are embarrassed and angry that the White House seems to be wasting Bush's time on frivolous events when much of the country is suffering through economic hard times. "Look at the schedule for Monday," says an outside Bush adviser. "A highlight of his day was witnessing a tee ball game. ... He is being reduced to child's play." The adviser says Bush also signed a supplemental appropriations bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, but he adds that it didn't get much coverage and that the tee ball game set the wrong tone. There is growing concern among Bush allies that the Democrats will effectively portray the President and GOP candidate John McCain as out of touch. Some GOP insiders now predict that the Republicans will lose at least five seats in the Senate and 15 to 20 in the House, and it could get worse if gasoline prices continue to soar and the public remains in a disgruntled mood.

Comments

[Tropiholic]

a doofus being treated like a fool, imagine that!

[ReasonableBill]

and Laura thought she was marrying a real stand up man. Laura, George is going to go down in history as a footnote and Condoleezza Rice will be a Cocktail Bar headliner piano player .

[Grannysue]

They finally are giving him a job he's qualified for, T Ball tournements, I only hope he doesn't try and talk to the kids, who are by far smarter then him, it may discourage them from attempting to grow up to be President!

[Sovrana]

I suppose this qualifies as effectively impeaching Bush.

[hillaryj]

Finally, something he is capable of doing.....­...."Watch­ing T Ball". ..... Notice I said "Watching",. I don't think he is capable of playing the game!

[fetchezlavache]

I don't even think he is capable of playing tether ball.

[edva]

"as they sow, so shall they reap" Hey Evangelicals, you oughtta know that one. The GOP has earned it's ignoble exit from power after literally selling us out to put their puppet in office. I only hope they actually suffer some of what everyone else has during their evil reign.

[ashabot]

If the Repubs think that Americans MAY perceive Bush/McSame as being "out of touch"... THEY are really out of touch. OMG! These men are truly fools.

[maizie]

I know of no child stupid enough to play with him.

[MossyOak]

Re: "There is growing concern among Bush allies that the Democrats will effectively portray the President and GOP candidate John McCain as out of touch."

This is not an issue of Democrats "portraying" anything. Bush and his clone are totally out of touch, plain and simple. A fact is a fact.

[1differentdrummer]

Literally.

[Msohio]

There should have been outrage from day one. He was touted as the MBA president. He should be embarrassed to claim an MBA. This man obviously has issues. His mother should have been honest enough to know that GW Bush should never have been president of anything. We mothers know our kids better than anyone else does.

[watchingthings]

Beside just "my pet goat", he'll have other childrens stories and games to put in his library.

[JonW]

These activities are just right for George's skill levels. Can't do any harm to the country while he is engaged in this type of past time. Please no more foreign trips or conferences. They're just to tough
to take!

[layman]

He and Laura Bush is going to France and teach the French children how to read, so that no child is left behind.

[Orlando]

Let's put Bush and Cheney into the "cribs" where they can sleep surrounded by bars.

It is time for the adults to take responsibility and clean up this mess they have put us into.

[iswideopen]

"Portray"? George W. Bush & Co. and John McBush ARE out of touch. Who was late sending the memo to the white house in 2003?



OBAMA '08

[nippersdad]

Where was the outrage when he was reading "My pet goat" to kindergartners whilst the twin towers burned? Eating birthday cake whilst New Orleans drowned? These people never seem to change.