*Rips out hair*

[pegkerr]

Okay, so President Bush used his year-end news conference yesterday to resume his public relations offensive against his critics, saying he wants the Justice Department to find out who committed the "shameful act" of leaking word that he secretly approved a special program to spy on US citizens, and blasting senators who have blocked the renewal of the Patriot Act.

He accuses others of shameful acts.

He has violated the separation of powers, he is in violation of the Constitution. He is spying on Americans. And yet his poll numbers are rebounding. I saw that and I thought I might spontaneously combust out of sheer political outrage. My god, what is it going to take for this country to wake up and realize it has been taken over by a dictator who is trashing our system of government?

Edited to add: This reminds me of an old Doonesbury cartoon. Two Congressmen are sitting listening to Nixon's lawyers during the Watergate hearings.

"'No impeachable offense. No impeachable offense,'" mimics one. "How can St. John keep spouting that gibberish?"
They lapse into a despondent silence.
"If only" muses the other, "he'd knock over a bank or something."
"By George!" exclaims the first, "We'd have him then!"

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[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

When I saw that the poll numbers were up, I couldn't believe it. Are Americans really that gullible? Apparently they are, since they elected this clown twice. Well, once, but still... half the voters chose him. I was hoping this latest fiasco would put him so far over the top that even the most die-hard neocons would throw up their hands in disgust, but it seems he has to sink even lower for that to happen.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of an old Doonesbury cartoon. Two Congressmen are sitting listening to Nixon's lawyers.

"'No impeachable offense. No impeachable offense' mimics one. "How can St. John keep spouting that gibberish?"
They lapse into a despondent silence.
"If only" says the other "he'd knock over a bank or something."
"By George!" shouts the first "We'd have him then!"