Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Bush Quips He Might Stay in Power

(Threat Level Plays Along)
By Kevin Poulsen; Wired Magazine

At a press briefing this morning that touched on issues like the White House's extrajudicial wiretapping program and torture policies, the president was asked a question about Vladimir Putin's plan to hold on to power when his term as Russian president runs out.

Reporter: Mr. President, following up on Vladimir Putin for a moment, he said recently that next year, when he has to step down according to the constitution, as the president, he may become prime minister; in effect keeping power and dashing any hopes for a genuine democratic transition there ...

Bush: I've been planning that myself.


Ahahahahaha. That's funny. It's a great comedian who can give voice to what everyone else is just thinking.

More after the click ...

My take: Just joking. I wouldn't want to be thought of as a conspiracy nut! Funny, though. Real funny. He was joking about World War III, too. Wasn't he?

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