Credibility?

Some have said that the Libby conviction is going to undermine the Administration's credibility. Balderdash! This administration had no credibility to begin with so how could it be undermined? Unless, perhaps, zero credibility plus zero credibility somehow adds up to positive credibility (I was never much on algebra or whatever it takes to calculate such things). Perhaps the conviction of Libby will drive down Bush/Cheney's poll numbers? Nonsense! Their poll numbers can't go down much further than they already are (unless the approximately 30% of the mentally retarded that still claim to support them are somehow eliminated entirely). I suspect the Libby conviction is going to make little difference unless Congress demands further investigations of Cheney, et al (don't bet on this happening - Congress is still hesitating to debate on whether or not they should debate because debating might be interpreted as not supporting the troops because if the troops hear they are debating or not debating they might come to the obvious conclusion THAT CONGRESS IS A HOPELESS MESS THAT IS NO HELP TO THEM WHATSOEVER).

Then there is the question of impeachment. Was anything revealed during the Libby trial that might indicate the possibility of impeachment? Well, PIG PUCKY! There are so many reasons to impeach Bush/Cheney already that any more become just super redundant (indeed, this is a problem already because there is no genuine agreement as to which charges should take precedence). I have suggested for months that if Bush/Cheney had any decency whatsoever, or any interest in the well-being of our nation, they should resign. Now George McGovern has said the same thing. Bush/Cheney cannot resign because they would then be subject to prosecution for war crimes. So here we are, stuck with known incompetent war criminals pretending to run our country, and no one willing to do anything about it. Impeachment seems to be out of the question and the Republicans, who could demand resignations, are still drinking of the kool-aid.

Meanwhile, more of our troops are being killed, along with many hundreds of innocent Iraqi citizens, while the bulk of the insurgents are vacationing in Iran waiting for us to exhaust ourselves in alienating more and more innocents. The "surge" is surging (an additional 2000 troops were just requested), and we are being asked to provide even more billions for this "success." Does it not occur to anyone that what has been, and is going on in Iraq is UTTER MADNESS!

The Republicans could stop this tomorrow if they wanted to do so. Democrats could stop it tomorrow if they wanted to do so. So what's the problem? Americans can't bring themselves to take their ball and go home. It's just not the American way.

If you ever had any doubt that Kate O'Beirne was a drooling Republican idiot that doubt was surely dispelled today by her performance on Hardball. She obviously had little idea what she was talking about (particularly with reference to pardons), she just kept mouthing Republican talking points that were either untrue or irrelevant, and she insisted that somehow perjury by Clinton was different from perjury by Libby. She seems to believe that because Clinton admitted to perjury and Libby was merely convicted of it he should be pardoned. Republican logic, I guess.

Anyway, while those who support the surge, and those who do not support the surge, continue to do nothing but bullshit each other, our troops and more and more Iraqis continue to die each day. It will get worse and will never get better until we get out.