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[electricland]

I love Molly Ivins...

Speaking of healing laughter, the president is providing all Europe with chuckles. After he denounced the idea that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran as "ridiculous," he then promptly added, "All options are on the table." So they laughed, apparently on the polite assumption that the man must be joking.

Not being veteran Bush-listeners, they are unaccustomed to the fact that he often contradicts himself, sometimes from one sentence to the next. They have also failed to master the key element of Bush-listening -- you must understand that George W. Bush is never, ever wrong. He does not make mistakes. And if he is against something one day and for it the next (that would be everything from opposing the 9-11 commission to the corporate law brought on by the Enron scandals), he is still never wrong.

The Guide is definitive; reality is frequently inaccurate.

Speaking of unsatisfactory allies, Canada has had the nerve (!) to announce it does not want to be under our nuclear shield, if we ever get it built. Gee, how could it not want to buy into (and help pay for) our Star Wars defense system? Just because it doesn't work and costs the earth? Well, they're partly French, you know.

*hangs head in shame*

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[lietya.livejournal.com]

People from Europe are used to actual sentences which have logical coherence from their leaders. Clearly this is because they're evil commie pinkos.

Also, how DARE Canada reject our offer? Damn them!

(I love Molly Ivins, too. I assume you've read Bushwhacked, but if not, it's great. It was cool to see how she's been nailing him on his shit for years before he hit the national scene.)

[electricland.livejournal.com]

My thoughts on the missile shield basically run to "Well George, gosh, aside from you, who wants to attack us?"

Molly Ivins is awesome. My first intro to her was an article of hers (years ago now... I was in high school) about Texas that was both scary and hilarious.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Good point - the reckless dictator with nukes is *him*!

She cracks me up.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

actually i'm hanging my head in embarrassment. some day i'd like to not be cringing and hiding under the couch when i watch the news. *headdesk*

[electricland.livejournal.com]

hey, he's not your fault!

but I get the embarrassment. I'm so glad I wasn't living in Toronto for most of the Mayor Mel (http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/lastman.html) years. *cringe*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

*sigh* i know, but i just feel awful. watching the news is traumatizing.