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At least he's staying on script. . .

Bush Quote of the Day

At a Kennebunkport meeting today with French President Nicolas Sarkozy , George Bush showed evidence that he actually IS in touch with reality:

“No I can’t,” the president said, asked by a journalist if he could say something in French. “I can barely speak English.”

Gotta give him points for recognizing what an idiot he actually is. . .

Four-Year anniversary of "the taunt"

Four years ago today, da shrub was asked about the rising number of casualties in the Iraqi "war". This was his response:

...anybody who wants to harm American troops will be found and brought to justice. There are some who feel like that if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely. They don't understand what they're talking about, if that's the case.

Let me finish. There are some who feel like -- that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is, bring them on.

And since that swaggering schoolboy taunt, 3,372 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq. Mission accomplished my ass, Dubya. Try "Missin' a conscience"!

Bush vetos bringing home our troops

As was fully expected, Der Fuhrer has just vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq. I sure am proud of this president's prudent use of veto power; twice, once to avoid curing disease and save lives, and now to, well, save lives!

He added, "The need to act is urgent because without a war-funding bill, the armed forces will have to consider cutting back on buying or repairing equipment."

What? Did he finally authorize sending them some euipment? I thought they were still building their own armor from scrapyards and rubbish piles. . .

"Our troops and their families deserve better, and their elected leaders can do better," Bush said. "Whatever our differences, surely we can agree that our troops are worthy of this funding and that we have a responsibility to get it to them without further delay".

Agreed! Now, that being said, why are YOU delaying their funding??

Bush continues to ignore Americans desire to stop this war, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,350 members of the military.

"The president wants a blank check," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi moments after Bush's appearance. "The Congress is not going to give it to him." She said Congress would work with him to find common ground but added that there was "great distance" between them on Iraq.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said "Bush has an obligation to explain his plan for responsibly ending the war. If the president thinks by vetoing this bill, he'll stop us from working to change the direction of the war in Iraq, he is mistaken".

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Reality Check Time

Somebody needs a reality check:



Of course, THIS family IS short-suited when it comes to reality. . .

Quote from a true world statesman

On Thursday I heard several references to the following story, but I hadn't gotten a chance to research it yet. It involves a rather inappropriate comment from George Bush (imagine that) to Ariel Sharon.

Uri Dan, author of the book "Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait", was a military correspondent for the army magazine Bamahane, for the weekly Ha'olam Hazeh and for the daily Maariv. Mr. Dan, who died in December at age 71, was a part of Sharon's inner circle and was privy to alot of undisclosed information.

Speaking of George Bush, with whom Sharon developed a very close relationship, Uri Dan recalls that Sharon's delicacy made him reluctant to repeat what the president had told him when they discussed Osama bin Laden. Finally he relented. And here is what the leader of the Western world, valiant warrior in the battle of cultures, promised to do to bin Laden if he caught him: "I will screw him in the ass!"


"I don't spend that much time thinking about him".


Apparently you do, George. Apparently you do. . .

Hat tips to Shmuel Rosner for the story and Elmo for the picture.