Just when we thought Bush couldn't get slimier
July 20, 2005 OK, I have never like George W Bush. That's putting it mildly. I
consider him a phony, spoiled, dishonest, greedy, sneaky putz. Phony,
because he'll say that he's pro-life, then lie to start a war that (so
far) has cost the lives of over 1,700 Americans and many thousands (or
tens of thousands or more) Iraqis, wounded over 13,000 Americans (but
Bush won't properly fund their care when they return from serving their
country). Phony because he'll use a phrase like "No child left behind"
but then not properly fund it. OK, you know many more of these items,
so I don't need to list them all here. Heck, I've held off on posting
much political stuff for months because when I think about what Bush
and Cheney and Rove and the rest of them have been getting away with, I
get too mad to function. My wife's blood pressure has been a health
challenge; I don't need to send mine into the high triple digits on top
of it. Yeah, I'll skip listing out all the things that I don't like
about Bush (I do need to get to bed this evening, after all).
So after being appointed to the presidency and giving a talk to the
staff early on about how he would not tolerate even the appearance of
impropriety ...basically making it sound like the White House had
finally been exorcised of the demons and the Bush team would bring the
dawn of honesty and integrity and shun all evil ...Then Joe Wilson
ticks of the Administration and a few days later Wilson's wife is outed
and Bush says that anyone in his administration who played a part would
be fired. McClellan states that he has spoken directly to Rove and that
Rove had nothing to do with it. ...THEN the world learns that well,
yes, Rove DID have something to do with it. So Bush stays quiet for
several days as the media storm brews and he figures out how to
back-pedal his way out of this one. NOW he says that anyone found to be
guilty of a crime related to this case will be fired. (Oh, and this is
a real good time to nominate someone for the Supreme Court ...give the
press something else to report and get Karl Rove out of the headlines)
Hmmm... There is certainly WAY more than the appearance of
impropriety here. Rove at least said words to the effect of, "Yeah, I
heard that too". Now I would not at all put it past a scumbag like
Novak to state something of which he was not sure, just to see if he
could weasel a confirmation from his mark. Rove is a smart guy, so he
would be aware of this. To confirm what Novak stated is to disclose the
identity of a CIA operative. It does not matter if Novak called Rove
(and not the other way 'round) or if Matthew Cooper called Rove (and
not the other way 'round). If Karl Rove in any way indicated that
Valerie Plame was a CIA operative, then Karl Rove went FAR beyond the
appearance of impropriety.
What the heck is so hard about simply saying, "I cannot comment
about that"? Karl Rove WAS involved, and Bush ought to be man enough to
honor his word and fire the bum.
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Reader Comments (2)
The Plame affair is but one of many instances, where anyone who dared to expose the illegality of the Iraq invasion and occupation had to be smeared and silenced.
It WAS always all about Oil and Power. They have shown total disregard for the lives of our soldiers and the people of Iraq, and were willing to sell-out our own people and our national security, to insure that the flood of cash from the Treasury directly into their friends' bank accounts was not impeded.
They are War Criminals. Let's face it - government of the people, by the people, and for the people is about to perish from the earth.
It's really, I mean REALY scary to see just how much damage to the world, and to the world's perception of the U.S., a few short years of vast stupidity coupled with uncontrolled ego can wreak.
The sheer number of deep, shake your head 'cause it's so frickin' obvious, hypocritical deceptions take place on an almost hourly basis is number much higher than I can count.
Worse yet, is how much of the "other" U.S. population (count me OUT) exercise the strongest of human willpower - the will not to believe, because that means they would then be party to sanctioning all the current actions as vast wrongs instead of vast rights.
In another microcosmic example of how much is upside down with those belonging to "The Right": "They" have decided that the amazingly violent video game, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" only warranted a M rating. That is until the hidden sex scenes surfaced. Now prior to that discovery, it was perfectly OK to sanction the violent and disgusting deaths of cops and kids. But throw sex in, and WHOA NELLIE! Ban this game for the sinful trash it is.
What effort is needed to collectively point out, beyond the possibility of doubt, that the Emporer's New Clothes are certainly invisible, as an incredibly transparent sham being perpetrated upon the world?