tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19789349.post232299648923581359..comments2023-11-03T06:30:52.780-06:00Comments on War Time Smile: Speaking of Bush...J Reidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060428442357736745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19789349.post-67006544651662778972008-08-20T12:44:00.000-06:002008-08-20T12:44:00.000-06:00I like the bumper sticker, and the Star Wars Prequ...I like the bumper sticker, and the Star Wars Prequel analogy is spot on.<BR/><BR/>Clinton's still fondly remembered, but the growth that he oversaw was fueled by excesses that ultimately brought down the economic engine of this country. Most people like to forget that the economy had started to tank before he ever left office, and his laissez faire attitude toward Saddam and bin Laden allowed them operate with impunity for 8 years. <BR/><BR/>And rest assured, if Saddam did have chemical weapons, it was a certainty that we wouldn't find them. Bush's failed strategy was in trying to get world support to invade. The flaw in that logic is that Saddam had nearly a year to transfer out or dismantle all illicit weaponry from the country. Bush should have invaded first, and asked for forgiveness later, or at least built a rock-solid case on something other than Ahmad Chalabi's INC-agenda-driven "testimonials." With regard to the U.N., nothing's as chapping to someone's hide as asking for their blessing, and then charging ahead anyway when they say no, especially when you make it clear from the outset that you're going one way or the other, and that you think the U.N. is a bunch of tools anyway. Which, they are but one should keep that sort of opinion on the down-low when seeking approval for your actions.<BR/><BR/>Republican wagon-circling is a sight to behold: they'll even defend the gay, philandering ones since they'd rather tolerate a homo in their midst than give up a precious seat.<BR/><BR/>Democrats aren't any better, there's plenty of hypocrisy to go around.<BR/><BR/>A favorite joke of mine goes thusly:<BR/><BR/>Q: What's the only difference between a Republican and a Democrat?<BR/><BR/>A: The Republican will tell you when he's ripping you off.<BR/><BR/>Democrats are like Southern Baptists in a liquor store: they still drink like fish, but they have the shame to hide their face if they see someone they know. The Republicans simply have no sense of shame, but they're still just as sinful either way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19789349.post-76754879167430428702008-07-27T23:37:00.000-06:002008-07-27T23:37:00.000-06:00"Shades of that but with more ape-like innocence."..."Shades of that but with more ape-like innocence."<BR/>haha, I love how you writeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19789349.post-52841054656708587812008-07-17T09:41:00.000-06:002008-07-17T09:41:00.000-06:00it's easy but it seems like everyone has given up ...it's easy but it seems like everyone has given up on calling him out. it's like "he's almost out of there, so why bother?"<BR/><BR/>well, i bother because i don't want more of his kind just taking up where he left off.<BR/><BR/>Obama certainly has a lot to prove. i've heard from people in Illinois (his home state) that he wasn't that great there. will he be (to further my analogy) a mediocre college player who turns on the jets and becomes a superstar once he makes it to the big dance? don't know. but regardless even if it's just to piss off the Fox news zombies, i want those republican fuckheads out on their asses.<BR/><BR/>people were not this mad at Clinton. i think with all of his scandal, people just wanted to move on, but he's still well loved. Reagan, as spotty as his record was, was still loved....even though he was despised by a lot of people...very similar to Clinton.<BR/><BR/>but Bush. my god. what an atrocity. i will say this about republicans, no matter how wrong they are, they still stick by their kind. it's completely asinine and dangerous but it's why so many dolts vote for them.<BR/><BR/>JRJ Reidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060428442357736745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19789349.post-50576502653890097772008-07-17T06:47:00.000-06:002008-07-17T06:47:00.000-06:00nice one. easy topic but nice.i really really real...nice one. easy topic but nice.<BR/>i really really really hate that guy and what he and his administration has done to you guys and to the rest of us dependant on the US.<BR/>However after Obama voted for the FISA constitutional dry rape, i'm not sure anymore. I think you guys need an actual revolution to start again. <BR/>Corporate interests run the US without any doubt. But if I was in chare of a company with thousands of employees, I would probably woo the gov as well. So the lax laws are to blam I guess.<BR/>Sometimes i wonder if this is how it always feels after 8 years of a president. were we so mad at Clinton at the end of his term? what about Reagan? I just can't recall.<BR/>If Bush doesn't go down as one of the worst in history I'd be surprised though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com