Molly Ivins - Reality: irrelevant

[Dudley_DUright]

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President Bush's slightly alarming claim to the Amish on July 9 that God speaks through him -- that's what he said, God speaks through him -- raises some troubling prospects. First of all, I think God has a better grasp of subject-verb agreement than George W. Bush do. Also, when Bush changes his mind, as he frequently does, do we think God has had to rethink things after the polls have come out?

Nice to see President W. employing the tactic Texans got so familiar with under Governor W.: the "Gee, I'm really for it, but I can't be bothered to expend one iota of political energy trying to help it pass." (He also frequently uses the reverse ploy by announcing he opposes something he can't be bothered to spend an iota of energy on.)

This is the game Bush is playing on the assault weapons ban, which he officially favors renewing (soccer mom vote there), but -- surprise! -- since he won't do anything to get it renewed it will be allowed to lapse (NRA vote there). Just what we need in this country, more automatic assault rifles.

A more subtle play is the White House decision to oppose a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts on the grounds that it's not a five-year extension. This dubious ploy, from the right's point of view, sacrifices a tax cut in the hand for a political issue in the bush, as it were. I'm not sure they can run that one: "Those nasty Democrats would only vote for a two-year tax cut instead of a five-year tax cut," he pouted. "See, they just hate tax cuts."

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http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=17362

[tom_paine]

1. Reality is irrelevant in Totalitarian Nations like Imperial Amerika

Like Nazi Germany

Like the Soviet Union

Like Ferdinand Marcos' Phillipines

Until the lie collapses. Altough the lie never collapsed in Imperial Rome, and the Empire existed until it's former vctims tore it to pieces after it grew weak.

Something for our great great great grandchildren to look forward to.

[nosmokes]

2. changed my whole day!

First of all, I think God has a better grasp of subject-verb agreement than George W. Bush do.

omg, even with the coffee spewed at the monitor, that line changed the whole tenor of my day! thank-you, ms ivins, and thanks, for the post, dudley.

[Dudley_DUright]

4. Your welcome

I hope your keyboard still works!

[zbdent]

3. Sure, God speaks to W

but does W listen?

Kinda like the Pope telling him not to invade Iraq. Bush essentially told the pope to "go Cheney himself", not in those words. Wonder if it pissed off Ashcroft, those conflicting thoughts.