The Escape Artist

[cal04]

By Dana Milbank
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042902548.html?hpid=topnews

The incredible shrinking presidency of George Walker Bush hit a new milestone yesterday: The commander in chief turned to sorcery.

"You know, if there was a magic wand to wave, I'd be waving it," Bush informed Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the New York Times in a Rose Garden news conference. She had asked him about the recession, which everybody seems to be acknowledging but Bush.

Further, the wizard of the West Wing said he would use his supernatural powers, if he had them, to conjure up lower gas prices. "I think that if there was a magic wand and say, 'Okay, drop price,' I'd do that," said the illusionist.

(snip)
"Congress has repeatedly blocked efforts," he protested. "Congress continues to block provisions. . . . Congress needs to clear away obstacles. . . . Congress is considering a massive, bloated farm bill. . . . Congress needs to do more. . . . I ask Congress to do its part."

The reporters in the audience didn't fall for the blame-Congress sleight-of-hand.

[chill_wind]

1. Thanks, Dana. You're only about 8 years late and $9 trillion dollars short. GrRRRR.

To say nothing of the uncounted thousands of atrocities of dead Iraqi's, thousands of dead Americans, thousands more forced out of their jobs - and their homes--

Oh boyohboyboy, you guys were ON TOP OF IT today.: "The reporters in the audience didn't fall for the blame-Congress sleight-of-hand."

:sarcasm:

[iamahaingttta]

2. If I had a magic wand...

I'd make Chimpy McDoucheBag's head pop off!

[chill_wind]

3. *Eight years* of this shit and they coudn't do their jobs.

Now that they only have 6 months left, and just about all the prospects of much more good food, all the booze and the entertaining dinners and riotous jokes of looking for WMDS under Bush's and Karl's desks have all but dried up til the next Inauguration-- NOW it's safe to show a little journalistic "contempt."

They're beyond redemption.

[bhikkhu]

4. That's the problem with the division of powers

There is always someone else to blame. Whatever happened to "the buck stops here?"

[tomreedtoon]

5. His pants were zipped when he said this, right?

If they weren't...maybe we could find a convenient intern...

[Demeter]

6. What About the Saddam Hussein Memorial Pistol?

He could make use of that.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. K&R! The act's been stale for 7 years.

:kick:

:hi: :hug: cal04 :)