Are All The Wheels Coming Off?

Scooter Libby…..Walter Reed…..Iraq…..Gas and Oil Prices…. Bank Failures….and now the fired U.S. Attorneys…. What is happening in the Bush administration? With the 2008 Presidential race heating up, it seems that the current President has lost all control and is having every issue come back to haunt him. The Liberals and Democrats are basking in the glow of the fire that is/was the Bush administration as it seems to crash and burn. The Republicans are wondering if President Bush can recover….or if he will take them all down with him.
After hearing about the ineptitude of the commanding Generals at Walter Reed Army Hospital and the removal (either voluntary or involuntary) of several Generals for the last couple weeks, a new scandal has arisen. Now we hear about the Attorney Generals office dismissing 8 U.S. Attorneys a couple years ago. The Democrats are concerned with whether these dismissals were because the prosecutors were unwilling to pursue or not pursue cases based on political ties. The fact that these attorneys are employed at the will and pleasure of the president should make that a non issue. But partisan politics means that they are going to be investigating. Even though it appears that there was no illegal act, they figure that it will create a negative public impact, and so they will try to keep it in the public view as long as possible. It is unfortunate that this kind of scandal does nothing but bring out the worst in everyone who wants to get in front of a camera or microphone.
While the Democrats are rushing in to roast marshmallows over the burning carcass of the Bush administration, the Republicans are doing nothing to improve their image. They are either jumping ship, or they are arrogantly acting as if just because legally they are allowed to do something, they are morally right to do it. They need to get off their high horses and see that they are really in the muck with the pigs. Legally they may be right, but morally, things should have been handled in a much different fashion. With the Presidential election still 20 plus months away, The President is not making it easy for his Republican colleagues. If he doesn’t do something to turn it around soon, the Democrats will have to work hard to lose. Somehow, that doesn’t seem to be too far from the realm of reality though.