Post-New Year prediction from Walt Starr: Andy Card will resign

Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:19 PM
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Post-New Year prediction from Walt Starr: Andy Card will resign

Edited on Tue Dec-27-05 02:34 PM by Walt Starr

to "spend more time with his family".

Discuss

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stop the bleeding

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:21 PM
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1. don't they all - right before one of them gets indicted or something

more sinister is brought to light.

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:23 PM
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3. I think Card won't be indicted

but Card has been held responsible for many of the "missteps" Bush made this year. He's going to be the scapegoat for the GOP hardliners.

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stop the bleeding

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:24 PM
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6. so that would fall under the sinister part of my response.....

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:22 PM
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2. (I hate it when someone says "Discuss")

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:23 PM
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4. Why?

:evilgrin:

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:54 PM
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15. I don't know

why it sets my teeth on edge!

Maybe I had a teacher that I didn't like who said it. Maybe I am just contrary by nature.

Any predictions on Bolton???

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:57 PM
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17. Bolton is a tough one

I suspect he's deeply involved in both spygate and plamegate, but the question is, "will anybody get the goods on this crook."

so here's the real prediction on Bolton. If his role in either is revealed, the link to the other will be revealed and bolton will be indicted.

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:31 PM
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28. Do we know whether or not Bolton was deposed by Fitz?

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xultar

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:23 PM
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5. Well, lets....Discuss.

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ChairmanAgnostic

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:26 PM
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9. that's discussting

Andy is too moderate compare to Rove. That bodes well for this prediction and poorly for the country

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Touchdown

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:03 PM
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20. Hmph! ...I'm verclempt!

Here's a topic. The Moors were more influential than the Romans in building the Barcelona Bacillica...DISCUSS!

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Sanity Claws

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:59 PM
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19. I hate it too

It sounds like an order. I don't follow orders very well. Also, it tells someone to do something that you apparently didn't do -- nowhere do I see any discussion by you.
It'd be more polite to say, "What do you think?" or "Do you agree?"

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LisaM

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:25 PM
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7. Hey - it's "Captain Card" to you!

Don't you remember? From the aircraft carrier photo op?

I think he quickly dropped the moniker since it was too close to Captain Kangaroo.

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stop the bleeding

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:26 PM
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8. that would be a compliment calling him Captain Kangaroo

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wtbymark

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:28 PM
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10. I say Rover and DeLay go bye-bye

much more important

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David Dunham

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:50 PM
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13. I agree. Card will be named Treasury secretary.

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onenote

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:43 PM
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11. i agree card will leave, but I wouldn't read too much into it

Chief of staff is a grueling job. Card's had the job since chimpy took office. No other president since LBJ has had only one chief of staff (and LBJ was president for only 3 years). Clinton had four in eight years as did Reagan. Bush I had 3 in four years. Eisenhower, Nixon,Ford, and Carter all had two.

Frankly, I'm surprised he's stayed this long.

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Geoff R. Casavant

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Tue Dec-27-05 04:03 PM
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30. LBJ was President for more than 3 years

Took over in November 1963, was reelected in 1964, and served until January 1969. Just a tad over 5 years by my reckoning.

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onenote

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Tue Dec-27-05 04:21 PM
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31. my bad -- what I meant to say:

Brain on leave of absence. What I meant to say is that LBJ only had a chief of staff for around 3 years. He didn't appoint one after he assumed the presidency following JFK's assasination. Rather, he waited until after his inauguration in 1965. His chief of staff was made postmaster general in 1968 and LBJ didn't appoint a replacement.

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Touchdown

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:48 PM
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12. Wrong.

It can't be a "Post-New Year prediction" if you are predicting it on December 27th.:evilgrin:

Discuss.

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:56 PM
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16. (now, you know I don't like when people say "Discuss")

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Touchdown

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:58 PM
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18. What are you, my sister?

Anything to start it up, right?;)

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:10 PM
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24. Well, it's winter, and I admit to being trouble.

Luckily for potential siblings, I'm an only child.

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:04 PM
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21. I'm predicting that it'll happen Post-New Year

:evilgrin:

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Touchdown

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:07 PM
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22. That's better. Have some fish!

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Walt Starr

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:08 PM
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23. So, about the fish...

:evilgrin:

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Touchdown

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:11 PM
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25. Whales do what they're told, and get fish for it.

Edited on Tue Dec-27-05 03:12 PM by Touchdown

Not that you're a whale or anything... or that there's anything wrong with that. :evilgrin:

EDIT: THat's the first time I've ever been pancake bunnied. I'm not sure how to respond, except that Shamu is a picture I took, not some google shot...so there!:P

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troubleinwinter

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:17 PM
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26. Your bunny reminds me

Edited on Tue Dec-27-05 03:18 PM by troubleinwinter

that we used to play "Nine Little Indignitie" with our cat when she'd fall asleep on her back. An ice-cube on her tummy, a bow around her wrist, scotch tape on her ear..... The goal was to attain nine indignities before she woke up and gave us a dirty look.

No discussion sought.

P.S. It was because of Walt Starr that I found DU.

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peacetalksforall

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Tue Dec-27-05 02:53 PM
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14. If the accusation is true that George only trusts his four moms - Laura,

Barbara, Karen, Condi, then it means he doesn't trust Card.

Did he find out that Card followed an instruction from Dick to keep George busy in FL reading to kids (along with Ari) while 9-11 went down?

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me b zola

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:21 PM
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27. I don't see it

Card is part of the shadow government. IIRC, it was Card that was said to be running the country during 911.

No, he is at the evil root of the administration, and unless he is indicted I don't see him going anywhere.

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meg

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Tue Dec-27-05 03:35 PM
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29. Andy Card is so tired

Did anybody else laugh about the Andy Card stories starting with the Harriet Meirs fiasco? First, Andy didn't like Harriet. Then Harriet was Andy's idea. Then, Andy was exhausted. Now, I see the whole Bush administration is exhausted.

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