Letters to the Editor
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It's like being on the tilt-a-whirl.
The spin just makes you nauseous.
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In other words....
...he's got nothing.
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Wha???
"And it just amazes me that these young men and women know the stakes. They understand what we're doing."
-Don't they deserve a Commander-in-Chief who also "knows the stakes" and "understands what we're doing?"
"In order for this country to be credible, when the president says something, he must mean it."
-I find this truly ironic, because I've never seen someone use the phrase "in other words" so many times in one statement. Doesn't one use "in other words" to say something again using "other words" to clarify one's statement? There's no clarity here, and I have no idea what he's getting at.
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Real or parody?
Reading this made me think back to the amazingly accurate Onion parody "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over" written before Bush took office.
OK, these statements are not precisely the same, but there is an eerie similarity:
Onion: "And, on the foreign front, we must find an enemy and defeat it."
Real (apparently): "I vowed that day that we would go on the offense against an enemy, that the best way to defeat this enemy is to find them overseas and bring them to justice so they will not hurt the folks here at home."
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What is even more likely than W's wars laying a foundation of peace:
W's speeches will yield abundant fodder for linguistic analyses for many generations to come.
But only if the planet survives long enough to create that historical context.
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yup, we sure showed the Taliban...
...and now the Taliban bids fair to take over the country again at some point..or keep it in a state of permanent civil war, all because we didn't do the job there the way it should have been done at the start.
Jesus H. Christ. Our Prez is an unmedicated, ADD'd, coke-head, frat-boy who is just about incapable of making himself understood, and, from all the evidence, has a completely tin-ear in most public situations. I keep telling myself he's talking to his Base. And I know he is. I know that. But what does it say about his Base if this is how he talks to it?
George Sr.'s and Bab's eldest son will go down in history as a frank catastrophe for the country, and the world. I wonder if he has any idea at all that this will be his legacy. Probably not. Gah. The next two years cannot go by fast enough..unless of course, by some trifecta of evil, Rudy Giuliani is elected Prez. Then we can all kiss our asses goodby.
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In other words
Is Bush giving a speech or trying to recite "Adelaide's Lament"?
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I hope Cheney understands it...
...because this idiot has no idea what he's talking about. George Bush has always pulled off the macho bravdo when its the "Mission Accomplished" moment, or the "bullhorn" moment. IN OTHER WORDS, when its a manufactured piece of political theater. Whenever he is called upon to articulate a concept or r thought he flounders wildly like a drowning man. Cheney, the evil,mendacious old bastard, knows how to drive his point home with absolute clairity (even if its all ablatent pack of lies).
I don't believe for a moment George bush understands the realities of the situation, believes in the "doctrine" or even fathoms what exactly the "doctrine" is. He's a venal, greedy little son-of-a-bitch, and he's only concerned how much he'll pocket...and I bet it will be plenty.
The "doctrine" from the get go has been about oil, crony contractors and lots of cash.
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Paying attention
Anyone who thinks the world changed on September 11, 2001, was not paying attention on September 10.
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This Man is a Shell
I agree with saintzak that Bush has no idea what he's saying. Is he a drunk who is occasionally pulled out of the closet to read a teleprompter, or is he sober? That's the only interesting question. There is no disputing that he is a figurehead about whom the American public knows absolutely nothing.
It was clear who Bill Clinton was, whatever his flaws, but George Bush is an empty suit who could have any set of values or interests. And whatever those values and interests are – who cares? – they aren't driving anything.
What is worst about this situation is that impeaching Bush wouldn't be any more any more productive than impeaching a real president's wardrobe.
Wait, I take that back. What's worst about this is that it is completely transparent to the entire world that George Bush has no substance whatsoever, and yet, not a single mainstream media outlet would consider discussing this fact, let alone accept it as an underlying fact in any other coverage of the Executive Branch.
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Lincoln wept.
This transcript brings to mind Thom Lehrer's comment about how the U.S. Army took the American ideal of non-discrimination for race or creed to its logical conclusion, refusal to discriminate on the basis of ability. (His experience, not mine . . .) The NeoRepublican affection for intellectual mediocrity in elective office is heartbreaking.
Still, whenever I start to despair about the idea that our nation chose this feeb to be President, I remind myself that he was inaugurated twice, but never elected.
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Well...
the best way to defeat this enemy is to find them overseas and bring them to justice
Which is why Osama bin Laden and the anthrax mailer are still on the loose.
In the past, we would say oceans would protect us
Didn't that idea expire at Pearl Harbor?
I vowed that, 'If you harbor a terrorist, you're equally as guilty as the terrorist.'
Since the US has been backing terrorist attacks by Jundallah against Iran since 2005, doesn't that make President Bush as guilty as a terrorist? (http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0405/p99s01-duts.html)
the Taliban found out that we meant what we said
Why is why they control a "huge border zone" and can attempt to blow up Vice President Cheney. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17438995/site/newsweek/)
we ended al-Qaida's safe haven in a failed state
And sponsored a safe haven for them in Pakistan. (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/pakistan.qaeda/index.html)
Where they're running terrorist training camps. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16240565/site/newsweek/)