Just more words

Happily I was not able to watch or hear Bush's State of the Union speech. Actually, I would not have watched it even if I could because Bush's speeches make me nauseous. I always wait for the analyses. The problem with that, however, is they always play excerpts from the speeches so you cannot entirely avoid listening to the chief moron. Having now seen many excerpts from many of his speeches I know two things: first, there is no connection whatsoever between what he is saying and his brain. That is, he has learned to deliver the words he has been given by his speechwriters or whoever, and he says them with false sincerity and emphasis, but he has no idea what they mean. I mean, seriously, how could he believe we are "winning" in Iraq. Indeed, what in the hell would winning in Iraq mean? What could possibly be a "victory?" And when there are others, with recent experience in Iraq, who say we cannot possibly win, what are we to make of Bush's absurd claims? Second, there is no connection between what Bush says and what he and his henchmen do. Consider his now presumably famous pronouncement that "we are addicted to oil" (and presumably should try to not be)? At the same time one of his fellow Republicans, Allen of Virginia, says we should start drilling in the Arctic and along our sensitive coastlines for more oil. That will cure our addiction I am sure. Similarly, Bush says we have to become more competitive and train more scientists (actually, he doesn't really believe in science). I guess the best way to bring this about is to cut student loans by the largest amount in history. Think about it. When we had to confront falling behind the Russians when they launched sputnik, how far would we have gone if we had cut student loans? In any case, no one could possibly believe that Bush and his cronies would ever even consider giving up oil in favor of other sources of energy - at least not until they have bled the world's oil reserves dry and insured their obscene profits. Bush lies. Does that surprise you?

Alito was confirmed as we knew he would be. The Democrats late attempt to filibuster was just too late and too confusing - and too pathetic as usual. Republicans and Bush can count this as a great victory. Until it eventually comes back to bite them in the ass. Republican Senators will ultimately lose as much power and influence as Democratic ones. And Bush will become Emperor so they can all worship him on their knees.

Isn't it interesting to learn from Mr. Fitzgerald that many of Cheney's e-mails from the period around the Plame affair were not preserved, contrary to White House policy? How coincidental. How convenient. How disgustingly Cheneyish. God, these Republicans are a fine bunch. They make Al Capone and John Dillinger look like pygmies. And none of them ever knew or even met Abramoff.

In my last blog I mentioned the difference between stupidity and ignorance. I forget to mention that it is possible to be both stupid and ignorant at the same time. I have a few candidates in mind, one in particular. Guess.