Bush the communicator

Do you think that George W. Bush has any idea of just how ridiculous he appears to others? Just this morning I heard him say during one of his several appearances in Europe: “The idea that the U.S. is going to attack Iran is ridiculous. But all options are on the table.” What was the point of that? He might as well have said nothing at all. In fact, it would have been better if he had said nothing at all. He struts around and tells everyone what they should do: Russia should try to be more democratic, Syria should get out of Lebanon, Iran should give up their nuclear program, Europeans should bail him out of Iraq, they should not sell arms to China, and on and on. He comes across as exactly what he is, a know-nothing bully who thinks the U.S. can simply order the rest of the world what to do. And you can bet that underneath those poses with European leaders there is a genuine distrust and animosity. And why not? Bush has seldom told the truth about anything. He has no credibility anymore. Europeans cannot understand how in the world he got re-elected – and neither can I. Of course he wasn’t really re-elected anyway.

It appears that Sibel Edmonds may get her day in court after all. And what a juicy scandal this will be. The FBI is going to come out of this with egg all over their face, and rightly so.

Gannongate is not going away, just as I predicted. Now the Democrats, and hopefully a few Republicans as well, are demanding an investigation into how an unqualified reporter for a blatantly partisan and very questionable news organization was able to get repeated passes to the White House press conferences. Actually he received passes even before he claimed to represent any news organization. And he was also apparently invited to White House parties. But, like, who invited him? Who got him the press passes? In short, what in the hell is going on here? Think money. Where did his money come from? Who was paying him? Beyond that, think homosexuality. Did McClellan really frequent gay bars in Texas? Where does Karl Rove fit in? How is it that Bush called on him by name? Why was such a person allowed anywhere near the President? This is a far bigger scandal than Monicagate. If the Democrats can’t get anywhere with this we are surely doomed. But don’t hold your breath waiting for Democrats to do much; they are as much a part of the same corrupt Corporate Fascist takeover as Republicans. Shame on both of their houses. Hope that Howard Dean and the grassroots will ultimately win out. It’s the only game in town.