I'd put nothing, nothing, past these power-hungry madmen.

I am sure he is thinking about it. It's probaby the only way he would stay out of jail.

No really.

ditto.

But I do hope he's kidding. That is the one thing he could do that could spark a civil war in the US. (I'm sure the authoritarians would come out ahead on something like that.)

Humor depends on perspective much of the time, and this is one of those cases. The reason I think it's so funny is because there's so much truth to his answer. I'm sure he HAS been thinking about it himself. So much unfinished business!

Considering that he's already issued a presidential decree about how he plans to take power in the event of a disaster...

...saying, while gazing at a schoolyard, "Gee, I'd like to rape those kids. Just kidding. Heh-heh."

That wouldn't be funny and a Constitution-destroyer like Bush isn't funny when he "jokes" about not, once again, adhering to the Constitution.

Agreed. It's funny because it hints at the truth.

Ah, just another memorable Bush quote to add to the history books. Most schools are pretty bad at covering modern history (there's a huge end-of-the-year scramble), so it's probably a couple of generations away.

But 60 or 90 years from now, some kids are gonna go "wow."

Wow.

Am I not laughing. I have long thought this whole War with Iran business made little sense unless seen through the eyes of an administration that would love to call the elections on account of war.

Yeah, George. There's still time for a Reichstag fire...err...a national crisis to suspend elections indefinitely. It's really the only way the GOP could hope to keep most of their seats, given where they're at, where their priorities are (e.g., power and winning) and their rather cavalier notions of constitutionality. Just declare a national emergency and postpone the elections. I'm sure the media would curl up at Bush's feet for a tummy scratch.

Not that this wouldn't cause immediate political fallout if it happened (e.g., civil war), but if couched as a necessity only grudgingly undertaken, with the utmost rhetorical gravity, it could probably be sold to people, with the promise of elections dangling like a carrot, ever further over the horizon, until such time as the emergency passes, which would be never.

and especially since the "unitary executive" theory came out.

What if Bush decides that the new President-elect poses a risk to national security, by, say, planning to change some of Bush's policies? According to the U.E. theory, Bush would be duty-bound to stay on.

And, the way the Bush-Cheney White House does business mandates that he not leave. What's the point of all that secrecy if next president decides to let in some sunshine? The Energy Task Force, wiretapping and other FISA abuses, politicization of DOJ and DHS,. . .

He also has to keep guarding the Reagan presidential papers as long as Bush Sr. is alive.

I think the original plan was for Jeb to be the anointed successor. Well, that's a long shot now. No, this time he's telling the truth. He is planning to stay on.

In my experience, people who have a lot of money and power take it on themselves to make some of the most awful, un-funny jokes possible. Much humor contains hostility; this certainly does. But it also contains a bit of the "I can make this joke, and you have to laugh because I AM THE PRESIDENT."

Heh heh heh.

I'm laughing.

Now, will he please GO AWAY?

If he wants to become Prime Minister of Russia, I say let him! He should take his Presidential library so he'll have lots of reading material.

Regards

GET HIM OUT OF HERE!!!

You know, even as I read these comments I'm like, "What? Bush declaring a national emergency so he can stay president? Naw!"

Then I remember that ever horrible fantasy I had from the moment he announced his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination back in 1999? ALL OF THEM HAVE COME TRUE. Seriously. Every single "worst case scenario" I conjured at the thought of George W. Bush being the president has happened, and then some.

So for the moment I'm going to say, "Naw," but God. Who knows?

emigrating to Canada?

I have a recurring nightmare. It's the day before the Nov. 08 elections. The Republican numbers don't look good. Suddenly, all mid-afternoon programs are interrupted by an urgent announcement, "We have just declared war on Iran. Air Force planes are currently dropping nuclear bombs on strategic targets in Iran. The President has declared a state of emergency and suspended national elections at this time of extreme national crisis..."

And the nightmare never ends. You have to WAKE UP to end a nightmare. Please, public, WAKE UP. This man is dangerous; this administration is dangerous. They are as addicted to power as an alcoholic is addicted to alcohol.

That joke wouldn't even occur to or seem funny to a sane person who believed in Democracy.

I know this administration is scary, but we have no reason to believe that they intend to stage a coup. Republicans have always had a sick sense of humor. Does anybody else remember when Reagan joked about bombing Russia? Bush calls his favorite advisor "turdblossom". Why do we insist on taking him seriously?

I'm sure that Bush could make a full-blown national emergency by attacking Iran, particularly now that the Russians have said "Don't do it". Bush will then invoke all the Executive directives he's been churning out to make himself dictator for life.

There once was a joker known as a goon,

He bullied and blustered, what a buffoon!

With much to hide,

His future was tied,

To staying in power, bring on the dragoon!

The stand-by of the satirist, the reductio ad absurdum, has been removed. This administration is parody-proof and satire-proof, but only because they not only will make every single parody come true, but that they will do so and then shamelessly suggest that decency is treason, horror is justice, and that their own interests are the nation's. I have no doubt that President Vice President Cheney and Bush have considered a higher call, a divine appointment, as Protector General of the United States, but I also think that Bush would, indeed, trigger war if he staid a day beyond.