I suspect that if this nomination becomes a question of who will get the shit kicked out them first — the GOP or George W. Bush — Shrub’s motto will be the same as Louis XV’s: Apres Moi, le deluge.
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October 13, 2005
WB: The Right’s Iraq
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Well the only part of his constituency Bush hasn´t shit on yet is the big-money group i.e. K-Street as formed by Rove.
Miers is their candidate. The church folks feel this and are protesting and Rove tries to cover by selling her as religious.
When Bush starts offending big-money, that will be the real Right’s Iraq.
How much mileage will the sykophants get out of this:
Saddam’s trial may be televised Keep the Romans entertained…
Posted by: Uncle $cam | Oct 13 2005 19:44 utc | 2
So it’s a little late for the bow-tie brigade to whine about the way the RNC spin machine rips quotes out of context to make the Orwellian case that black is white. After all, they were for it before they were against it.
That’s a Pulitzer-worthy line right there.
Posted by: mats | Oct 13 2005 19:45 utc | 3
Declaring war on your strongest supporters (as one right-wing pundit put it) might seem like a suicidal impulse,
Looks like the Rovians are taking a play out of the DLC playbook. We can only hope for similar electoral results.
Posted by: Night Owl | Oct 13 2005 19:59 utc | 6
@Unca
While it might be, strictly speaking, internationally illegal to make popular entertainment out of a prisoner of war, it kind of dovetails nicely with the previous thread regarding stage-managing politics. Nobody is going to read Fitzgerald’s brief (if he ever submits one), but you can bet they will all tune in to the movie of the week. The US administration needs as many circuses as it can feed the public right now since it has been hoarding all the bread for itself.
Posted by: Monolycus | Oct 13 2005 19:59 utc | 7
John Bolton was given a recess appointment. Josh Bolton is a differert hack. And unless David Frum and John Fund are re-enacting “The Fly” and making Brundlefrum or John Frum I think you Billmon has conflated two jackasses into one.
Posted by: joejoejoe | Oct 13 2005 20:02 utc | 8
Reminds me a story my Irish granny told me about old St. Louis.
There was a huge, burly Irish green-grocer named O´Reilly and right in front of his shop, two German immigrants were having a fist fight in the street.
The nice, respectable ladies buying vegetables implored him, “Oh, Mr. O’Reilly, please stop those men fighting”
O’Reilly’s answer is family legend:
“Arrah, let the dutch kill themselves!”
Posted by: David Seaton | Oct 13 2005 20:12 utc | 11
but him blogging good save others the bother
This really is just too funny. It does remind me of Sean Connery’s line in the Untouchables though: “If something seems too good to be true, then it’s not true.” Or something like that.
But I prefer “That’s the Chicago way” right now.
Posted by: 4-fingers | Oct 13 2005 20:15 utc | 12
John Frum, he still come.
“Some of them burned their money, killed their cattle and abandoned their homes, awaiting the new life and world promised by the mysterious god.”
Which might make you ask, What’s The Matter With Tanna?
Posted by: bert | Oct 13 2005 20:26 utc | 13
Whoa, not just the main site that mongs html. Try that again.
John Frum, he still come.
Some of them burned their money, killed their cattle and abandoned their homes, awaiting the new life and world promised by the mysterious god.
er, What’s The Matter With Tanna?
Posted by: bert | Oct 13 2005 20:30 utc | 14
It’s funny how the US Presidential Mismanagement pattern gets torn down all at once , cascading failures, immediate exposure of lies , constant blundering , criminal acts and every single suspicion of the moderate and left confirmed , and then reconfirmed and then compounded. And all of it directly in opposition to good governance , civil service , and the common good.
And no one made them fuck any of it up . They walked and ran straight into the most needless , divisive and potentially lethal emergencies leaving big Asshead shaped holes in walls at every turn. Don’t try dramatic re-shaping of modern civilization if you can’t manage it from the front door to the toilet.
And so then , with no credibility and each stunt to try and reclaim credibility instantly exposed as a fraudulent charade and an ill timed tone deaf blunder , what will the next 3 years be like? A dem takeover and Admin paralysis? Bush sinking by stages into a sweaty Nixon, calling for Cheney to be given cyanide in his backyard garden ? Or something really worthy of a Time Life Cover , a real live 2005 political drama , cause this is all to big and juicy to let the Pres. Fade into Obscurity…that’s not the tempo they’ve established . They’re brash and in your face , they’re Bolton and Scotty Lying his Ass Off , shameless and bald faced. Will the tear down suddenly reveal the contemplative cautious Bush ? No chance . Stay offensive at all costs.
Then this should be quite funny .
Great post Billmon. So how long will the rift last and how deep is the split?
Pit a bunch of egotistical hardheads against each other and it could escalate for months. One can hope.
Posted by: Tillman | Oct 13 2005 21:34 utc | 16
When Khrushchev paid his famous visit to the US, a discussion was arranged for him with a group of CEO’s of the largest US banks and corporations. Galbraith was an observer, and he said there was no doubt who the smartest guy in the room was.
Posted by: Roger Bigod | Oct 14 2005 0:39 utc | 18
This discussion takes us into new territory that the formidable Mr. Bilmon has as yet not tread. What will a headless administration look like? What will it be like? It seems plausible now that Rove will be indicted, and that Cheney will be so close to the flame that the wax holding the feathers to his trunk will melt. And that leaves the Shrubster alone with the estimable Card, whose light perhaps stands out in a box of defective bulbs, but in itself possesses but slight candlepower.
Can we suppose that the competitors of the United States — I hestitate the call them enemies, because I hope that their animus is towards that part of the United States that is represented by the Republican Party in power — will not take advantage of the horseman without a head?
We have an imbecile at the helm. What to do? What to do?
Posted by: Knut Wicksell | Oct 14 2005 1:59 utc | 19
follow the ass and the head will follow, that’s how we got into this
Posted by: christofay | Oct 14 2005 10:23 utc | 22
Apparently Saddam’s family have engaged a Brit serious human rights lawyer, Anothony Scrivener QC, as part of his legal team. Much of the case will apparently revolve around saying the court has no power to try him.
2004 view from Scrivener on possible trial here:
Professor Scharf, who speaks with the sort of authority of those who have been touched by President Bush, promotes the production with enthusiasm. …
The Iraqi Special Court statute has been drafted by the US. This must have been done when President Bush was down at the ranch since it bears an uncanny resemblance to the new International Criminal Court so profoundly opposed by the Bush administration. We can only hope that they do not spot this before the show gets on the road.
In keeping with the new spirit of justice and fairness invented by the Bush administration, the professor, speaking with the authority of the string-puller, was able to assure the world before the trial starts that it will be very hard for Saddam to be acquitted. Nothing could be fairer than that. At the same time he was able to introduce a new concept of “fairness” into jurisprudence. When asked whether Saddam will get a fair trial he replied: “It’s all relative … it’s pretty fair.” He should know – he is a professor of law, fresh from training the military judges [at Guantanamo Bay].
Posted by: Hung Jury | Oct 14 2005 14:30 utc | 23
Opinion reached a threshold and went against Bush because of:
1) The price of gas. What the point of killing Ayrabs if you have to pay more at the pump? Killing others is supposed to solve problems and provide booty.
Dumb!
2) Dead US soldiers, no progress, for what?
Stoopid. Hey, what did they die for?
3) The ongoing attempt to nominate Miers shows that BushCo. only care about themselves (she will vote for Bush when it becomes necessary) and don’t give a rat’s ass for the American Taliban or sadistic Conservatives who are kind of neat because, deep down, they hate lots of people and have the power and guts to show it.
Traitorous. Weak!
…sure there was Katrina, Cindy Sheehan, the DeLay indictments, etc. Are these symptoms or causes? Confusing.
4) Puppets, tin gods, adulated or supported for their ersatz image only, as they let people forego reality checks, are very vulnerable to dents in their image. They tend to find it hard to camouflage collapse, and those watching them are very sensitive to signs of disarray.
Posted by: Noisette | Oct 14 2005 17:55 utc | 24
Knut,
that would be (W)hat to do, (W)hat to do……(W)hat is it nooooowwwww!!!!
(couldnt resist)
Posted by: anna missed | Oct 14 2005 19:37 utc | 25