Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Bush May Refuse to Leave Office, Suggests Major US Newspaper
UPDATE/CANCELLATION: When I posted the note below, I didn't realize that a President may deliver a final State of the Union address just before leaving office and swearing in his successor. But now I know: Eisenhower did so in 1961. Thanks to James Fallows's interesting "State of the Union: Post Mortem".
What kind of journal would slip such an allusion to the "martial law" speculation that arises from time to time -- usually, I think, when a Republican president not everyone trusts (like Richard Nixon or the current incumbent) is due to be replaced following an election ? The answer is here.
Identificateurs Technorati : Bush, rumors, paranoia, journalism
WASHINGTON -- Relaxed, confident and unapologetic, President Bush delivered his seventh and likely final State of the Union address Monday,...
Identificateurs Technorati : Bush, rumors, paranoia, journalism
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# posted by Maurice Lanselle @ 8:25 AM 
