# What will the Bush Admin do in its time remaining? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 5, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347 "2008-11-05T20:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/41 "2008-11-06T17:08:52Z")
Rashek is her given Muslim name. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![geniios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@geniios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geniios)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/42 "2008-11-07T04:00:46Z")
Oh crap I was going to say that!:smack: > [@Amp](#): > > Steal all the O’s off of all the keyboards in the White House. ---
**Author:** ![geniios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@geniios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geniios)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/43 "2008-11-07T04:03:29Z")
Looking hungry won’t hurt her but looking fat would. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > I tend to agree and I only found out about the Alaska election rule yesterday. I thought it would work like most states and I had been fearing it. However, while I think she might well take Steven’s seat via the special election, I believe that she will not shine on the national stage in the long term and she will lose even many of her ardent fundy-like supporters. In other words she would end up a long term Senator looking out for the very special interests of Alaska and probably ensure that she would not gain the nomination in 2012 or after. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/44 "2008-11-07T04:08:19Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > What will the Bush Admin do in its time remaining? “The same thing we do every day Pinky . . .” ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/45 "2008-11-07T04:12:54Z")
Bush has been gutting environmental laws this week . He has weakened the rules for dumping debris in coal mining. There were rules about not leveling mountains for coal and dumping the debris within 150 feet of a river. He has relaxed that and they can dump it where they want, even in the rivers. He has been very busy. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/46 "2008-11-07T04:16:40Z")
[http://current.com/items/89449167\_coal\_dumping\_anywhere](http://current.com/items/89449167_coal_dumping_anywhere) He has been a busy little beaver gutting environmental protection. Here is an article saying he has allowed coal companies doing mountain top mining to dump directly into the river instead of 100 feet away. He will give away all he can get away with. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/47 "2008-11-07T12:45:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Yes, she can, and it’s been done. Historically, however, it is political suicide. “Not for that Thing — she _wants_ to go to sleep in the ice. Maybe we’ll just heat things up around here…” ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/48 "2008-11-07T15:44:19Z")
I heard the secret service caught a guy climbing over the fence around the white house. They said go back in Mr. Bush you have 2 months more to serve. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/49 "2008-11-07T15:49:48Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I heard the secret service caught a guy climbing over the fence around the white house. They said go back in Mr. Bush you have 2 months more to serve. [Oh, yeah . . .](http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_can_i_stop_being_president) ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/50 "2008-11-07T15:54:24Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > “The same thing we do every day Pinky . . .” Oh, very well done indeed! :chortle: ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/51 "2008-11-07T15:57:08Z")
I can not wait to see the presidential pardons. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347/52 "2008-11-20T18:11:45Z")
Well, we’ve got some answers. The Bush Admin is: [Placing loyal political appointees in civil-service positions so Obama can’t fire them.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703537_pf.html) [Purging disloyal employees and whistleblowers.](http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/674) [Enacting 11th-hour regulations (or deregulations) by executive orders that Obama will find it hard to reverse.](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/la-oe-brooks20-2008nov20,1,615228.column) So it goes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-bush-admin-do-in-its-time-remaining/471347.md?page=2)