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A White House speechwriter explores the Middle East -- or at least his hotel suite there.
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  • Water water everywhere....

    Not a drop to drink.

    Is it any wonder that the citizens of these emirs, khans, grand poobahs and their sycophants and janissaries are so willing to blow themselves up for a cause whose leaders write convoluted tracts they are too illiterate to read? If one can ski in Abu Dabi, travel in a Rolls Royce down tropical plant covered streets in the midst of sand and emptiness, how unreal could 72 virgins really be? Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at such luxury? And what does a quick death mean in the face of eternal wealth versus endless poverty.

    Spreading democracy might have been a good idea, but only if those who've spent the last 7 years "spreading it" actually believed in it.

  • The Amenities That A $3 Billion Dollar Hotel Has To Offer

    Like, Two Free Nights! with any relocation of the corporate headquarters of your war-profiteering firm!

  • I blame the Jews

    and their world wide conspiratorial control of the hospitality industry.

  • When the hell are jackasses like this anonymous

    going to stop being allowed to post their stupidity? If that happens I may re-subscribe.

  • Relax, Fred.

    It was clearly an attempt at humor. Lighten up. Sheesh.

    (Wasn't me, BTW).

  • One image comes to mind

    That image: Gomer Pyle, reacting to something amazing by bellowing "Go-oll-EEE!"

    The White House Speech Writer embellished it with lots of fancy words, of course, but his reaction can be boiled down this single word that became one of Gomer's trademarks. How utterly embarrassing for this country.

  • Somebody is paying for it

    We are, at $3.24 per gallon and rising, and 3,000+ American war dead.

    If we'd spent the last eight years pursuing alternate energy and conservation policies and technology, perhaps that suite would only be as large as his three car garage, instead of his whole house.

  • blood green

    Perhaps I'm naive, but are there no "regular" hotels in Abu Dhabi?

    Is this speechwriter on the government payroll? If so, why the hell are we taxpayers ponying up his exhorbitant room rate? Or is the foreign government covering the cost of the trip as a form of bribe to his excellency W? Seems to have paid off in the form of some great travel writing, at least, if that's the case.

    And as for Mr. Silva, I suppose it's no wonder that newspapers 'round the country are hemorraghing cash, and that his flagship paper just raised their newsstand price to 75 cents.

  • How its done.

    We now know how Republicans can win the White House in 2008. If Clinton gets the nomination by using drug slurs to turn White voters off Obama, the backlash from Black voters in the way of depressed turnout could swing Michigan, Ohio, New York, Virginia - depending on who the Republicans run, maybe even California.

    Democrats.

    Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1972.

  • ahhhh

    don't you just love the fiscal responsibility of the republican party