Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Suck On It
Though it came at approximately the same time as yesterday, today's sunrise was a little more glorious. Somehow, the sun seemed a little brighter, the air a little more fresh. My heaping bowl of Fiber One tasted a little more flavorful, this morning's office Maxwell House, a little less bitter.
Yep, it's about closing time for the Republican-dominated Congress. With only a few more votes to be counted, then recounted, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it's all over but the shoutin'.
So how do you feel today, G.W.? What became of that "political capital" you so smugly referred to when reelected in 2004? How's that account doin' for ya today? I think the balance went the way of the Enron investors' portfolios or the lost accounts of the savings and loan debacle some years ago. No wonder you looked a little bitter during your postmortem, I mean post-election , press conference. How you avoided swallowing your tongue when you said "I thought we'd do fine in the election" escapes me. What polling data were you looking at? Of course, you ignored just about everyone who said going into Iraq and staying the way we did was a bad idea. Why this -- the scads of talking heads predicting a Democratic sweep of power -- would be any different is anyone's guess. Did you watch any TV the last couple of weeks? Surely you had to see a little Tim Russert, etc., inbetween episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos."
And the remarks you read from when announcing Rumsfeld's departure -- f'ing priceless. Man up, my friend. You can do a little better than that what you offered up on C-Span today. Shit tasted a little sour, huh? Your posture and delivery barely concealed the look of "FUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKK" in your eyes. Tonight, when you're hunched over your bed, saying your prayers, I hope you take a minute and think about the way in which you've zeroed out that account of yours. Think about how it fairly overflowed on 9/12/2001. That was its high point, not the morning after the 2004 elections. But little by little, you frittered and wasted the goodwill we accumulated to the point where we were feared and hated, rather than helped, by our neighbors. Lastly, I hope you think about the people who have died while you stayed the course and refused to listen to points of view other than your own. What's to become of their accounts, invested by their willingness to do what you said was right? They're no more likely to be restored than your own. Unfortunately, there's more than enough bankruptcy to go around.
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Great post, J-Bird!
Amen.