But then, one finds oneself doing that particular double-take so often these days, does one not.
Still, I thought this one was especially special:
"President Says DeLay Is Not Guilty of Money Laundering."
"President Bush said yesterday he is confident that former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) is innocent of money-laundering charges, as he offered strong support for several top Republicans who have been battered by investigations or by rumors of fading clout inside the White House.
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And he believes this because...?
"'I hope that he will [be cleared of the charges], 'cause I like him, and plus, when he's over there, we get our votes through the House,' Bush told Fox News's Brit Hume...
[Heh, heh, heh]
...
It is highly unusual for a president to express an opinion on a pending legal case."
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No shit.
You know, I'm starting to believe that Bush's appeal, such that it is, is precisely because he comes off as such a hapless schmuck (when he's not being all Fearless Leader, of course). His fanbase likes it that he's gormless and pathetic; it makes them feel all tender and protective, the way you would about a falling-down drunk (oh, wait) who also happened to be your father. More to the point, it's comforting to know that no matter how pig-ignorant you are, the guy at the top of the food chain is just as clueless as you are, if not more so, and damn proud of it, too.
Yeah, it's the weirdest thing about him -- the very qualities that we hate, the red-staters love
ReplyDeleteon Majority Report the other night they played tape of a press conf where ( in a stunning break from precedent) one of the reporters asked him how many Iraqis had died because of us. He answered 30,000 (about 2/3 to few, according to the Lancet) and then responded to the very next question with a joke!