The Economist: A picture of incompetence and sleaze (Miers's withdrawal )

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5100493
SNIP:

The problem for Mr Bush is that Ms Miers's withdrawal and the fuss about Plamegate compound a picture of incompetence and sleaze. In the wake of his disastrous handling of Hurricane Katrina (where he also got into trouble for having appointed cronies to important jobs), Mr Bush's approval ratings have fallen to around 40%. Americans by a wide margin now claim they will vote for congressional candidates who oppose him. His main domestic goal—reforming the Social Security pension system—looks beyond reach already.

EDIT: ya gotta see this cartoon by Denver Post's Mike Keefe
http://www.intoon.com/cartoon.php?ref=2609

[Jacobin]

1. "Sleaze" That just about sums it up

[electropop]

2. "The Plame blame falls maybe on the Brain"

:rofl:

[PurityOfEssence]

5. Or as Junior says: the blame in Plame is mainly on my brain

(and that means Karly...)

[Sequoia]

8. Hey! On the bus this morning I thought of "The rain falls

mainly on the plane".

[400Years]

3. awww, that's just those liberal hippie granola heads at The Economist

[glitch]

4. They despair because he's ruining their vision. See last paragraph

"Mr Bush is an odd mixture. Few recent presidents have come to the White House with such a bold vision to change society or been so willing to spend political capital in that quest. But his boldness will come to naught if it is not followed up by efficient execution. Unless he tidies up his administration after this storm, Mr Bush runs the risk of sullying the ideas that he has championed."

[400Years]

7. to Bush I say "Sully On!"

[Rick Myers]

6. Who knew The Economist had a sense of humor:

"The Plame blame falls maybe on the Brain"

[Nederland]

9. Classic Economist Humor

I've gotten the magazine for years and its always got at least one little pithy piece of humor in every issue--usually a photo caption.