CITIZEN ALERT v1.57
WHEN TO PUSH THE BUTTON
With the UN speeches and the detainee bill behind him, Bush aka El Diablo will I’m sure be concentrating on November 7 and helping REPUBS keep control of both houses. So, what does CITIZEN ALERT see in the next few weeks?
Well, on Wednesday I spoke of U.S. Air Force colonel Sam Gardiner telling Wolf Blitzer that the U.S. has been on the ground in Iran for 18 months and plans are at the Whitehouse for military action against Iran. So, we’re going to be bombing Iran by mid-October, yes? That would seem quite the October surprise for a President with a 44% approval rating. What I do see, and did see today was me filling up my car for $2.77 a gallon.
Thursday morning Tony Snow took some early morning questions in an informal press gaggle and when asked if the Administration is somehow manipulating gas prices ahead of the midterm elections, he said, "How do you manipulate global markets given the gigantic and complex forces that are involved in setting oil prices?"
Is he kidding? Back when Bush declared that the U.S. would tackle Iran’s uranium enrichment diplomatically gas prices started dropping. It’s been shown that Bush’s approval ratings inversely affect gas prices. So, I would expect the Bush administration to take their ire out on Democrats in the coming weeks instead of Iran to keep the gas prices in check and a few more, and I say very few, bucks in our pockets.
Does that mean after the election all bets are off? Will we storm Tehran on November 8th depending on who wins control of Congress. First off, I’m not placing any bets on who’s taking Congress. I know a lot of polls show DEMS 10 points ahead and all, but the REPUBS have control now and the ability to manipulate events up until election to their advantage. They have the home field so I’m not getting my hopes up, I'm just voting.
Having said that, I don’t think it would matter one way or the other who controlled Congress when it comes to Bush pushing the “go” button on Operation Third Times a Charm. Snow alluded to a very aggressive 2nd term for Bush as he is in the unique position of having a Vice President who is not running for election in 2008. There will be no looser cannons than Bush and Cheney in 2007-2008.
So, even though we are “on the ground in Iran”, any aggressive action before the election by our military would spike gas prices, and drill Bush’s approval ratings down to 30%, maybe 27%.
Tomorrow, let’s talk about a guy who’s on the short list to replace Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations. I’ve been reading up on him, and so far I like him even though he may have ego problems. But, hey, that could be a good thing.
Well, on Wednesday I spoke of U.S. Air Force colonel Sam Gardiner telling Wolf Blitzer that the U.S. has been on the ground in Iran for 18 months and plans are at the Whitehouse for military action against Iran. So, we’re going to be bombing Iran by mid-October, yes? That would seem quite the October surprise for a President with a 44% approval rating. What I do see, and did see today was me filling up my car for $2.77 a gallon.
Thursday morning Tony Snow took some early morning questions in an informal press gaggle and when asked if the Administration is somehow manipulating gas prices ahead of the midterm elections, he said, "How do you manipulate global markets given the gigantic and complex forces that are involved in setting oil prices?"
Is he kidding? Back when Bush declared that the U.S. would tackle Iran’s uranium enrichment diplomatically gas prices started dropping. It’s been shown that Bush’s approval ratings inversely affect gas prices. So, I would expect the Bush administration to take their ire out on Democrats in the coming weeks instead of Iran to keep the gas prices in check and a few more, and I say very few, bucks in our pockets.
Does that mean after the election all bets are off? Will we storm Tehran on November 8th depending on who wins control of Congress. First off, I’m not placing any bets on who’s taking Congress. I know a lot of polls show DEMS 10 points ahead and all, but the REPUBS have control now and the ability to manipulate events up until election to their advantage. They have the home field so I’m not getting my hopes up, I'm just voting.
Having said that, I don’t think it would matter one way or the other who controlled Congress when it comes to Bush pushing the “go” button on Operation Third Times a Charm. Snow alluded to a very aggressive 2nd term for Bush as he is in the unique position of having a Vice President who is not running for election in 2008. There will be no looser cannons than Bush and Cheney in 2007-2008.
So, even though we are “on the ground in Iran”, any aggressive action before the election by our military would spike gas prices, and drill Bush’s approval ratings down to 30%, maybe 27%.
Tomorrow, let’s talk about a guy who’s on the short list to replace Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations. I’ve been reading up on him, and so far I like him even though he may have ego problems. But, hey, that could be a good thing.
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