In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Sorry, I've been forgetting to post the ever entertaining Top Ten Conservative Idiots
5. George W. Bush
First he opposed the 9/11 commission, then he supported it. Next he said he was only going to give the commission an hour of his time, then last week he relented. "Nobody's watching the clock," said White House press secretary Scott McClellan. And while an hour is "a reasonable period of time to set aside for a sitting president of the United States," McClellan also said that, "Certainly a sitting President has many great responsibilities to tend to; none more important for this President than acting to prevent attacks like September 11th from ever happening again on American soil." None, that is, except for the lure of cow milking and pig racing - Dubya did manage to find time in his really-hectic-but-I-guess-I-can-fit-in-five-minutes-for-the-9/11-commission schedule to visit the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last week. But never mind that. Scott McClellan also told the press last week that "I certainly hope that people don't politicize [the 9/11 commission report]. This is too important to become politicized." Hmph, a bit late for that now, isn't it?
6. George W. Bush
And so it was onward and upward for Bush and his "too important to become politicized" 9/11 antics. Last week Our Great Leader visited Eisenhower Park on Long Island to attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a 9/11 memorial - and then held a $1.6 million fundraiser in the very same park that very same evening. According to the Washington Post, "Big money-raisers munched on filet mignon as they waited for a handshake with the president." How tasteful. Interestingly, workers at the park spent a good portion of the day making sure that Dubya's feet wouldn't get muddy - apparently the Secret Service gave orders that "The president's feet are not to touch the dirt" when he appeared at the ground-breaking ceremony. And so "large crews drawn from all county parks" were assigned to lay down asphalt and wood chips. What can I say? I guess George W. Bush may have blood on his hands, but at least he doesn't have shit on his shoes.
7. Donald Rumsfeld
Last week we noted a quote by Tommy Fee of Rescue Squad 270 in Queens, who said of Bush's 9/11 campaign ads, "It's as sick as people who stole things out of the place." Well this week we can reveal the name of at least one of the people who "stole things out of the place" - step forward Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. According to USA Today, Rumsfeld apparently has "a shard of metal from the jetliner that struck the Pentagon on a table in his office and shows it to people as a reminder of the tragedy." You know, just in case people forget what happened. "Hey Mr. Rumsfeld, what's that?" "It's a shard of metal from the jetliner that hit the Pentagon on 9/11." "What? A jetliner hit the Pentagon on 9/11? I don't remember that." "It sure did." "And you have a piece of it?" "I sure do." "Jesus, Mr. Rumsfeld, you sick bastard."
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