Monday, September 10th, 2007...12:58 pm
Bamboozlement
Reporters and pundits have for months been breathlessly awaiting the impending delivery to Congress by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker of a report of the military situation in Iraq. As if the report to Congress would be anything but more bamboozlement from Incurious George’s minions. The president, meanwhile, remains completely incurious. Eagerly awaiting, I suppose, his retirement in early 2009, so he can, eh, eh, you know, “give some speeches, just to replenish the ol’ coffers.”
That the Petraeus/Crocker report is not to be taken seriously is evident in the facts that the military/civilian casualty data, relied upon by Petraeus and Croker to report that things are going just swimmingly in Iraq, remain secret and no written report will be made public; and that Petraeus and Croker will follow up their report to Congress with an exclusive, one hour interview with FOX News propagandist Brit Hume.
Years ago when I worked as a manager for a small city I became involved in labor negotiations, when the employees decided to unionize (responding to the actions of a truly malevolent mayor). What amazed me about the negotiation process was the posturing that occurred. Everyone in the room knew it was nothing but posturing; but, none-the-less, it occurred.
How could anyone possibly even pretend to take the Pretaeus/Croker report for anything more than attempted political theater? And how could anyone, even someone as clueless as GDub, select the appallingly inarticulate Pretaeus, who is even having problems reading his own statement to Congress, to present more Iraq occupation bamboozlement?
But, then again, I don’t understand how anyone could possibly think that wearing ones ball cap backwards is anything more than a threadbare cliche.
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1 Comment
September 12th, 2007 at 8:49 am
geez…i wear my ball cap backward all the time….it is functional….it keeps my hat on my head….in a handy position,….while I do not need the sun visor…..
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