All Joking Aside
This AP story is the best summary I've seen to date about the lies, manipulation, coverup and other foolishness that went on after Dick Cheney shot his hunting buddy in the face. And although the jokes are easy - and the story even more pathetic as the victim comes out of the hospital and apologizes to the lying public official who shot him - underneath it all is a microcosm of Bush White House principles in action.
- Don't tell anyone anything unless you have to
- When caught, lie
- When caught lying, blame the media
- When you screw up, blame the victim
And it's clear from even a cursory glance through the chain of events that this is really a Cheney/Rove administration. Although most people who aren't in a coma have long thought this to be the case, the evidence is laid right before us this time.
And for the country, that is no joke.
posted by John at 8:36 AM
2 Comments:
What's "pathetic" is that you give Cheney zero benefit of the doubt. "Coverup" sounds like Watergate and the Democrats are hoping that somehow a Watergate is going to come along and sweep them into office.
The AP story points out discrepancies, but they aren't that big of a deal.
To be fair the Republicans were often too critical of Pres. Clinton. The Democrats are just doing the same to Bush-Cheney.
The AP story points out that they lied, as usual. It's not so much the shooting story (although clearly there's more to it or they would have come clean early on), it's the whole way they operate. And there's no comparison between the way the Republicans treated Clinton and this. The Republicans impeached Clinton for a blowjob because they couldn't beat him at the ballot box. Bush/Cheney/Rove lied us into war and have killed thousands and largely gotten a free pass.
Thanks for reading.
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