We're all aware that the Administration has announced, in a most despicable politicization of our troops' very LIVES, that it will be postponing its counter-insurgency offensive until after the U.S. election (See
snorfbat's dKos diary,
links to reports in the media.)
This postponement is just one of three that strongly suggest that Bush is running AND hiding from truths that would otherwise hurt his chances on November 2.
We also know that Bush has postponed his annual physical until after the election (See The Cunctator's dKos diary, which includes excellent links to media reports.)
In addition, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has, under pressure from GOP commissioners, postponed the release of its report on President Bush's abysmal performance on civil rights until after Nov. 2. (See links to media reports, excerpt from AP story below the fold.)
Civil Rights Panel to Wait to Discuss Bush
Fri Oct 8,10:01 PM ET
White House - AP Cabinet & State
By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted Friday to wait until after next month's election to discuss a report critical of the Bush administration's civil rights record. Republican members had objected to the report's timing. The report remains posted on the commission's Web site, however, despite objections from GOP commissioners who sought to get it removed.
"I think it's an unfair report, and I think it's a politically biased report, and I think its release at this time is politically motivated," Commissioner Jennifer C. Braceras said after the commission voted to postpone discussion of the report until Nov. 12.
Another Republican commissioner, Abigail Thernstrom, said she was "concerned about issuing a report that looked as if it was driven by an impending election."
Commission Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry said later that she didn't mind waiting to discuss the report "since they felt so strongly." She disputed the contention that the timing had anything to do with the election.
"Everybody has known for months that the staff planned to have this report finished," she said.
Bush has, of course, every reason to be running scared, and every reason to be hiding from his abysmal record and the horrifying mess that is Iraq. We can only imagine what he's trying to hide regarding his health, but how can the postponement of his physical be interpreted as meaning anything other than that the results would affect the outcome of the upcoming election, and not in Bush's favor?
Let's run with it!