The Bush administration attempts once more
to cloak Iraq in a cloud of grandiloquent smoke.
They discuss “consequences of victory or defeat,�
not the real course they’re staying ― stalemate.
To break that we need to change the rules ―
set a timetable for our troops to safely redeploy.
If some insurgents decide to wait for us to leave
daily casualties should […]

If there was ever any doubt
about Donald Rumsfeld’s sanity
it should be dispelled. He’s warning
us about moral and intellectual
confusion about the war in Iraq.
He’s comparing a war of choice
to a war for survival, a disparate
bunch of insurgents to Hitler’s army.
He’s as believable as a carnival
barker hawking a freak show.
The only possible rationale for
keeping Rummy around might […]

Since he doesn’t have much to do
Bush decided to combat kleptocracy.
He’s probably trying to preempt
a Democratic campaign theme, but
his effort coincides with a visit
by President Nursultan Nazarbayev
of Kazakhstan, a noted kleptocrat.
Administration officials justify the
apparent conflict by explaining the
president often meets with heads
of states “that are not yet democracies.”
If that’s the case maybe he could […]

Bush returned to New Orleans
for the anniversary of Katrina,
bragged about the money congress
appropriated, and assured folks
checks were beginning to roll. He
didn’t convince anyone that his
empty promises are really half-full.

It’s easy to vote
Democratic this year, there’s
some on every side.

I only take four prescriptions,
but I hit the donut hole this month.
Now my drugs go back to even
higher prices, plus a premium.
Republican’s lack of math skills
may undo them. I’m a healthy
geezer. There should be millions
learning Bush did us no favor.

Bush says if we think Iraq is bad now,
imagine what it would be if we left.
He says it would be worse using terms like
“havoc� and “disastrous� ― what they have.
Our concern should be, if he pulls the troops
out of Iraq he’ll use them to attack Iran.

Fred Kaplan wrote in Slate:
“What a moronic presidential press conference!�
then proved it point by point in the smartest
thousand words I’ve seen in months.
Click here to read them.

Bush pledged not to leave Iraq
until “the job is done.� Let’s hope
that’s just another empty promise.

Lieberman acting
independent makes him sound
like a Democrat

It is hard to write politry
with a heavy heart.
We’ve lost the war in Iraq,
but Bush won’t admit it.
We’re now losing Afghanistan,
but he’s still claiming victory,
another error in the war on terror.
Lieberman’s disloyalty cost him
the Democratic primary, but
he could win as an independent.
It’s time to change the name to
Poliloquy ― and talk to myself.

Government spares no
expense on safety, as long
as it’s not taxes.

Chertoff the Terrible says he can’t persuade airlines
to provide lists of overseas passengers before takeoff,
because they fear delays and foreign privacy laws.
On the other hand, he easily forced thousands to dump
expensive perfume and makeup before they learned
their flights had been cancelled because of delays.
Once Congress is back in session, and Michael faces
passengers with power, he’ll […]

Since Bush can’t bring himself to fire
Rumsfeld or Chertoff, incompetents that
can’t rise even to his low standards, he
should try job rotation. Let Michael do
too much in Iraq, and Donald do too little
in airports. We might all be better off.

In this crisis Bush
escaped press coverage, so
who won, him or us?

In the aftermath of the arrest of alleged
terrorists planning to bomb airplanes
over the Atlantic, no one asks who decided
lip gloss. eye drops and soft drinks posed
an immediate threat that must be discarded.
Bush won’t inspect cargo in the bottom half
of airplanes because it might cost business
time or money, but he lets bureaucrats force
citizens to waste millions […]

Governments have known for years that
harmless liquids could become explosives
once on a plane. They waited until three
months before a hotly contested election
to do anything. Is it possible they’re more
concerned with politics than protection?
Of course not. If Karl Rove was behind
this he would have waited until October. […]

Joe Lieberman doesn’t understand that
polarization has become a way of life.
He doesn’t think Congress needs more
partisans, but it does. It needs Democrats
who won’t give in to rigid Republicans.
“Working with the other side� is not a
good thing when they won’t compromise.

It is time for Democrats to stop
trying to be both strong on defense
and against the war in Iraq.
Republicans will say opposition
to war proves weakness on defense,
but that doesn’t make it true.
Democrats have to stop worrying
about Republican lies. Teetering
on the fence is inept flip-flopping.
Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton
give moderation a bad name. Taking
a position is victory […]

The Bush league of advisors decided
last year’s month-long vacation triggered
his decline in popularity, so he gets
just ten days to clear brush this August.
That’s too bad. It’s one thing he’s good at.