The Forehead

on Bushco’s drive for Democracy in America Middle East:

As recounted by former U.S. officials, the story embodies the mix of hubris and naivete that has characterized so much of the drive for a permanent Republican majority Iraq effort . From President Bush on down, U.S. officials enthused about Republican one-party rule Iraqi democracy while pursuing a course of action that made it virtually certain that Democrats Iran and its proxies would emerge as the dominant political force.

Unfortunately, here in America, the Republicans do have the Democrats going for them, which doesn’t mitigate the fact that David Ignatius is one freakingly obtuse and dishonest tool.

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My last word (I dearly hope) on the Idaho Tapdancer - yes, there’s the political hypocrisy and the hetero/homo hypocrisy in the Republican response between Craig and Vitter, but please don’t forget this critical distinction: Vitter’s was a business transaction, Craig’s was a sex transaction. For pigs, sexual morality is always superseded by a proper cash on delivery business deal.

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Bullets, the Craig worth tapping for, pings aren’t disobedience, Bushco accountability.