Maureen Dowd on the Boy King
United States of Shame - New York Times: "Shirt-sleeves rolled up, W. finally landed in Hell yesterday and chuckled about his wild boozing days in 'the great city' of N'Awlins. He was clearly moved. 'You know, I'm going to fly out of here in a minute,' he said on the runway at the New Orleans International Airport, 'but I want you to know that I'm not going to forget what I've seen.' Out of the cameras' range, and avoided by W., was a convoy of thousands of sick and dying people, some sprawled on the floor or dumped on baggage carousels at a makeshift M*A*S*H unit inside the terminal.
Why does this self-styled 'can do' president always lapse into such lame 'who could have known?' excuses.
Who on earth could have known that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack us by flying planes into buildings? Any official who bothered to read the trellis of pre-9/11 intelligence briefs.
Who on earth could have known that an American invasion of Iraq would spawn a brutal insurgency, terrorist recruiting boom and possible civil war? Any official who bothered to read the C.I.A.'s prewar reports.
Who on earth could have known that New Orleans's sinking levees were at risk from a strong hurricane? Anybody who bothered to read the endless warnings over the years about the Big Easy's uneasy fishbowl."
posted by Adam Magazine @ 7:16 PM
1 Comments:
Ok, I admit that I had a drink in honor of Mardi Gras 1993, or was that '94?, while watching Katrina Cavalry Countdown on the news. Most of us northerners who are sentimentally attached to the Bayou region became that way during a great drunk and jazz pub crawl. That doesn't make Bush an asswipe. What makes him an asswipe is setting a stage so the alleged federal effort would look good for his photo op. Imagine the cost of the props for that.... I would have killed for such a budget back in the days. Anyone know where I can get a cheap backhoe to sit on lot for my next production?
It's a drive-by presidency, Adam.
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