Joke may be on us in these tough times
Joke may be on us in these tough times
Molly Ivins, a syndicated columnist based in Austin, Texas:
Copyright by The Creators Syndicate
Published July 21, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas -- Never let it be said our president does not provide laughs, even as we wobble on the rim of war in the Middle East.
Look what a good time Vladimir Putin had with him. Bush, responding to questions from the international press corps on his conversation with Putin during the Group of 8 summit, said, "I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world like Iraq, where there is a free press and free religion, and I told him that a lot of people in our country, you know, would hope that Russia would do the same thing."
Putin, with a fairly straight face, replied, "We certainly would not like to have the same of kind of democracy they have in Iraq, I'll tell you that quite honestly." Don't you hate it when the international press corps laughs at what a stoop Bush is? Bush, who fancies himself something of a fast-reply artist, said, "Just wait." Heh, heh.
Another citizen looking a bit nonplussed at the G8 summit was Tony Blair, listening as Bush, noisily chewing with his mouth open, said, "See, the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop ... I feel like telling [UN General Secretary Kofi Annan] to get on the phone with [Syrian President Bashar Assad] and make something happen [in resolving the Middle East conflict]."
Could he possibly believe that? You could probably suggest unleashing Israel on Syria, except that the Israelis don't seem interested in the program. One, they don't know who would replace President Assad. And two, it could get them stuck there for years --kind of like, oh, you know, that great democracy "what'sitsname."
Meanwhile, the nation needs to take a break from Fox News Channel and get a grip--the 24/7 drumbeat for war is silly.
Back to politics. Providing comic relief these days is Holy Joe Lieberman, Democratic senator from Connecticut, Al Gore's 2000 running mate and the most annoyingly sanctimonious person in politics. Lieberman has more than miffed Connecticut Democrats by backing the war in Iraq and other Bush policies, setting off a big primary fight. Lieberman now threatens to run as an independent if he loses the primary, thus opening the seat to a Republican and further alienating Democrats.
Brother Ralph Reed, alas, tanked in Georgia. Do you think he knows Baptists don't approve of gambling? Meanwhile, in Texas, we're all excited about the possibility of having former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay back on the ballot in his old district. You must admit the Republicans have lost their moral compass since DeLay quit. Now, if we could just have a free press and free religion like Iraq!
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Molly Ivins, a syndicated columnist based in Austin, Texas:
Copyright by The Creators Syndicate
Published July 21, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas -- Never let it be said our president does not provide laughs, even as we wobble on the rim of war in the Middle East.
Look what a good time Vladimir Putin had with him. Bush, responding to questions from the international press corps on his conversation with Putin during the Group of 8 summit, said, "I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world like Iraq, where there is a free press and free religion, and I told him that a lot of people in our country, you know, would hope that Russia would do the same thing."
Putin, with a fairly straight face, replied, "We certainly would not like to have the same of kind of democracy they have in Iraq, I'll tell you that quite honestly." Don't you hate it when the international press corps laughs at what a stoop Bush is? Bush, who fancies himself something of a fast-reply artist, said, "Just wait." Heh, heh.
Another citizen looking a bit nonplussed at the G8 summit was Tony Blair, listening as Bush, noisily chewing with his mouth open, said, "See, the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop ... I feel like telling [UN General Secretary Kofi Annan] to get on the phone with [Syrian President Bashar Assad] and make something happen [in resolving the Middle East conflict]."
Could he possibly believe that? You could probably suggest unleashing Israel on Syria, except that the Israelis don't seem interested in the program. One, they don't know who would replace President Assad. And two, it could get them stuck there for years --kind of like, oh, you know, that great democracy "what'sitsname."
Meanwhile, the nation needs to take a break from Fox News Channel and get a grip--the 24/7 drumbeat for war is silly.
Back to politics. Providing comic relief these days is Holy Joe Lieberman, Democratic senator from Connecticut, Al Gore's 2000 running mate and the most annoyingly sanctimonious person in politics. Lieberman has more than miffed Connecticut Democrats by backing the war in Iraq and other Bush policies, setting off a big primary fight. Lieberman now threatens to run as an independent if he loses the primary, thus opening the seat to a Republican and further alienating Democrats.
Brother Ralph Reed, alas, tanked in Georgia. Do you think he knows Baptists don't approve of gambling? Meanwhile, in Texas, we're all excited about the possibility of having former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay back on the ballot in his old district. You must admit the Republicans have lost their moral compass since DeLay quit. Now, if we could just have a free press and free religion like Iraq!
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E-mail: info@creators.com
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