Another crisis, another red line, more floundering. Has the world breathed a sigh of relief yet, or just the bad guys?
Anyway, this quip was portrayed by the media as a joke...
But there was a certain twinkle in the eye.
(as to the title, here's the song).
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Showing posts with label bushitler. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Gates-gate and Christie
Yes, the use of 'gate' on the end of anything controversial is trite and overused, but I couldn't resist.
Although nobody except Gates and a selected few have read the book yet, the releases make it sound like a hit job on his former boss. Which seems a bit unseemly considering he's not gone yet, that is unless the former Secretary believes the information he's passing along is somehow critical to the moment. The White House sure seems engaged. Then again, if it was so critical he could have released the book before the election.
Just standing back and taking a perspective, the contrast between Mr. Gates' bombshell assertions--that Obama and Hillary both played politics as Senators by opposing the Iraq surge in 2007 and that Obama sent a surge into Afghanistan but believed the mission would fail (ie, he had to do it because he'd used Afghanistan as a cudgel against McCain and Bush to get elected), those allegations are much worse than a New Jersey governor being accused of closing a few lanes of traffic as some kind of vindictive political punishment to a mayor.
Speaking of which, shall we question the timing? The Christie story followed the Gates story by a day, how convenient, since one story hurts Hillary and the other greatly helps her. Just sayin'.
As to the book, I may buy it, but I may not. The teaser makes it attractive to conservatives but it's just as likely it contains a glowing portrayal of Obama, a general criticism of Bush, and a tacit disapproval of the Tea Party. Just guessing here. Will take an NFL approach and wait for further reviews.
As to Christie, well, he's now fired more staffers involved with scandals than has the President. But he's up against the Clinton machine now. There's only one machine that has successfully defeated them and their "sent" man is in the White House--a man who outmaneuvered Hillary based on her Iraq vote and who actually had two machines, one in Chicago and the other in the national media. Christie has no known machine and no help from the national media, so things will get worse. They will try to make this a boat anchor, but Christie is no Ken doll so it's a toss up. That is, unless evidence comes out that he ordered it.
And that still wouldn't be as bad as running illegal guns to Mexico, intimidating Inspector Generals, using the IRS to target political enemies, disregarding the law through an Attorney General, spying on the media, spying on foreign leaders' personal phones, lying about health care, lying about Benghazi, appointing people when Congress isn't in session, or changing laws by fiat. Or even lying about being shot at during a stop in the Balkans as a sympathy ploy to get elected. But it will kill Christie's political career in a New York minute anyway.
1/10/14
Corrected obvious misspelling of Chris Christie's name in the headline.
Meanwhile, Jay Leno wins the comment of the day award...
MORE 1/12/14
As criticism comes in on Gates writing a book before his old boss leaves office it's worth remembering how the media treated Paul O'Neill, Dubya's first Treasury Secretary, who claimed Bush was after Saddam Hussein on day one, wink, wink.
Although nobody except Gates and a selected few have read the book yet, the releases make it sound like a hit job on his former boss. Which seems a bit unseemly considering he's not gone yet, that is unless the former Secretary believes the information he's passing along is somehow critical to the moment. The White House sure seems engaged. Then again, if it was so critical he could have released the book before the election.
Just standing back and taking a perspective, the contrast between Mr. Gates' bombshell assertions--that Obama and Hillary both played politics as Senators by opposing the Iraq surge in 2007 and that Obama sent a surge into Afghanistan but believed the mission would fail (ie, he had to do it because he'd used Afghanistan as a cudgel against McCain and Bush to get elected), those allegations are much worse than a New Jersey governor being accused of closing a few lanes of traffic as some kind of vindictive political punishment to a mayor.
Speaking of which, shall we question the timing? The Christie story followed the Gates story by a day, how convenient, since one story hurts Hillary and the other greatly helps her. Just sayin'.
As to the book, I may buy it, but I may not. The teaser makes it attractive to conservatives but it's just as likely it contains a glowing portrayal of Obama, a general criticism of Bush, and a tacit disapproval of the Tea Party. Just guessing here. Will take an NFL approach and wait for further reviews.
As to Christie, well, he's now fired more staffers involved with scandals than has the President. But he's up against the Clinton machine now. There's only one machine that has successfully defeated them and their "sent" man is in the White House--a man who outmaneuvered Hillary based on her Iraq vote and who actually had two machines, one in Chicago and the other in the national media. Christie has no known machine and no help from the national media, so things will get worse. They will try to make this a boat anchor, but Christie is no Ken doll so it's a toss up. That is, unless evidence comes out that he ordered it.
And that still wouldn't be as bad as running illegal guns to Mexico, intimidating Inspector Generals, using the IRS to target political enemies, disregarding the law through an Attorney General, spying on the media, spying on foreign leaders' personal phones, lying about health care, lying about Benghazi, appointing people when Congress isn't in session, or changing laws by fiat. Or even lying about being shot at during a stop in the Balkans as a sympathy ploy to get elected. But it will kill Christie's political career in a New York minute anyway.
1/10/14
Corrected obvious misspelling of Chris Christie's name in the headline.
Meanwhile, Jay Leno wins the comment of the day award...
“Pundits are saying this could hurt [Christie’s] 2016 presidential campaign. The ironic thing is now that Christie is denying everything he sounds even more presidential..That should be an 'ouch, that's gotta hurt' moment, but sadly, it won't.
MORE 1/12/14
As criticism comes in on Gates writing a book before his old boss leaves office it's worth remembering how the media treated Paul O'Neill, Dubya's first Treasury Secretary, who claimed Bush was after Saddam Hussein on day one, wink, wink.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Back from the 90s
The 90s were an interesting time. Great economy, peace in our time. Except for AQ and the menace overseas..
Now MSNBC is running a 10 year anniversary Bush lied special. So if Bush lied wasn't Bill Clinton lying back then? Does Bush lying prove that Bubba was really wagging the dog after all to avert attention away from Monicagate? He had most of the same intel, after all. When will MSNBC ask Bill Clinton these important questions?
Meanwhile the same impeached president once felt strong enough about gay marriage to sign the Defense of Marriage Act. Now he has evolved. The same guy said 'the era of big government is over'. The era of big government is back--what does he think about it?
And Hillary. Once opposed to gay matrimony, now all warm and fuzzy smiley pants suity over it. Once an Iraq hawk and now... well, wait, she's never really come down off that position, despite it costing her the election, which is weird. Either she truly believed or she's covering her husband's legacy. Maybe she'll have to climb off that mountain before 2016.
Speaking of Obama, he was smart on Iraq. He didn't call Bush a liar, he just said it was a 'dumb war'. Triangulation, a Clinton trait! He knew there were too many of his fellow compatriots who called Saddam a menace or voted for the war that calling Bush a liar might leave them in the same box, which would be counter-productive. It worked.
In other words, any way the wind blows. But too few in the country care enough to remember.
Now MSNBC is running a 10 year anniversary Bush lied special. So if Bush lied wasn't Bill Clinton lying back then? Does Bush lying prove that Bubba was really wagging the dog after all to avert attention away from Monicagate? He had most of the same intel, after all. When will MSNBC ask Bill Clinton these important questions?
Meanwhile the same impeached president once felt strong enough about gay marriage to sign the Defense of Marriage Act. Now he has evolved. The same guy said 'the era of big government is over'. The era of big government is back--what does he think about it?
And Hillary. Once opposed to gay matrimony, now all warm and fuzzy smiley pants suity over it. Once an Iraq hawk and now... well, wait, she's never really come down off that position, despite it costing her the election, which is weird. Either she truly believed or she's covering her husband's legacy. Maybe she'll have to climb off that mountain before 2016.
Speaking of Obama, he was smart on Iraq. He didn't call Bush a liar, he just said it was a 'dumb war'. Triangulation, a Clinton trait! He knew there were too many of his fellow compatriots who called Saddam a menace or voted for the war that calling Bush a liar might leave them in the same box, which would be counter-productive. It worked.
In other words, any way the wind blows. But too few in the country care enough to remember.
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