Didn't See That Coming
So W let Scooter off the hook.
How to react? Sure, I could point out the mockery this makes of the presidential pledge to punish anyone in his administration responsible for the outing of a covert CIA operative. Or rant about how stupidly contradictorily ridiculous it is for Bush to pretend he "respects" the jury's decision that Scooter was guilty of obstructing the investigation of that breach of national security, while simultaneously kicking that jury in the nuts* by letting the guy skate. And then I could get really wound up about the shameful disregard of the rule of law, and the hypocritical elevation of party politics over national security, wrapping up with screed on how any grown man who calls himself Scooter should go to jail on general principals. Or maybe principles. Definitely one of them.
But seriously, is it worth it? My honest reaction to yesterday's breaking news:
Gee, there's a big fucking surprise.
Of course he cut Scooter loose. Why wouldn't he? What does he have to lose at this point? The approval of the American people? His poll numbers are already in Nixonian territory. He doesn't care what we think. And here's a little secret for you knuckleheads who voted for him, and now suddenly realize you don't like him -- he's never cared. His entire administration has been a great big "Fuck You" to the Constitution, the democratic principals it embodies, and the American people. W, Cheney and their cronies have been giving us the finger for nearly 7 years, and a majority of us not only sat there and took it -- we thanked them for it by giving them 4 more years to screw with us.
To be fair, for a while there W did try to pretend he cared what we think. He sucked at it, but he gave it the old college try (which in his case does not involve trying very hard). But now he doesn't even have to fake it. He knows 75 percent of us think he's doing a lousy job. But thanks to the 26 percent of you who couldn't figure that out in November 2004, there's nothing we can do about it. We can't fire him. And he knows it. So he pretty much gets to do whatever dumbass thing he wants.
And he knows that too.
My theory is his inner frat boy has completely taken over. And the inner frat boy doesn't see those low poll numbers as a sign he's driving the nation off a cliff. No, the inner frat boy sees a beer- and coke-induced challenge. The inner frat boy has ripped off his shirt and is yelling in the inner ear of the leader of the free world:
"Duuude! Twenty-five percent is nothin'! Dude, you can sink that baby to 20 easy! You can do it! Paint the White House purple! Have a kegger in the Rose Garden! Send more troops to Iraq! Don't puss out on me, man! TWENTY! TWENTY! TWENTY! TWEN....ack!
"Dude, I choked on a pretzel."
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*I know it's a somewhat sexist choice of words since there were probably women on the jury, but sometimes the strongest imagery isn't gender-neutral
How to react? Sure, I could point out the mockery this makes of the presidential pledge to punish anyone in his administration responsible for the outing of a covert CIA operative. Or rant about how stupidly contradictorily ridiculous it is for Bush to pretend he "respects" the jury's decision that Scooter was guilty of obstructing the investigation of that breach of national security, while simultaneously kicking that jury in the nuts* by letting the guy skate. And then I could get really wound up about the shameful disregard of the rule of law, and the hypocritical elevation of party politics over national security, wrapping up with screed on how any grown man who calls himself Scooter should go to jail on general principals. Or maybe principles. Definitely one of them.
But seriously, is it worth it? My honest reaction to yesterday's breaking news:
Gee, there's a big fucking surprise.
Of course he cut Scooter loose. Why wouldn't he? What does he have to lose at this point? The approval of the American people? His poll numbers are already in Nixonian territory. He doesn't care what we think. And here's a little secret for you knuckleheads who voted for him, and now suddenly realize you don't like him -- he's never cared. His entire administration has been a great big "Fuck You" to the Constitution, the democratic principals it embodies, and the American people. W, Cheney and their cronies have been giving us the finger for nearly 7 years, and a majority of us not only sat there and took it -- we thanked them for it by giving them 4 more years to screw with us.
To be fair, for a while there W did try to pretend he cared what we think. He sucked at it, but he gave it the old college try (which in his case does not involve trying very hard). But now he doesn't even have to fake it. He knows 75 percent of us think he's doing a lousy job. But thanks to the 26 percent of you who couldn't figure that out in November 2004, there's nothing we can do about it. We can't fire him. And he knows it. So he pretty much gets to do whatever dumbass thing he wants.
And he knows that too.
My theory is his inner frat boy has completely taken over. And the inner frat boy doesn't see those low poll numbers as a sign he's driving the nation off a cliff. No, the inner frat boy sees a beer- and coke-induced challenge. The inner frat boy has ripped off his shirt and is yelling in the inner ear of the leader of the free world:
"Duuude! Twenty-five percent is nothin'! Dude, you can sink that baby to 20 easy! You can do it! Paint the White House purple! Have a kegger in the Rose Garden! Send more troops to Iraq! Don't puss out on me, man! TWENTY! TWENTY! TWENTY! TWEN....ack!
"Dude, I choked on a pretzel."
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*I know it's a somewhat sexist choice of words since there were probably women on the jury, but sometimes the strongest imagery isn't gender-neutral
posted by CaS @ 8:01 PM
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