Bush/Cheney policy of: "No Mullah Left Behind"....

[whistle]

<snip>

The New York Times
October 7, 2004
OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Battle of the Pump
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Of all the shortsighted policies of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, none have been worse than their opposition to energy conservation and a gasoline tax. If we had imposed a new gasoline tax after 9/11, demand would have been dampened and gas today would probably still be $2 a gallon. But instead of the extra dollar going to Saudi Arabia - where it ends up with mullahs who build madrasas that preach intolerance - that dollar would have gone to our own Treasury to pay down our own deficit and finance our own schools. In fact, the Bush energy policy should be called No Mullah Left Behind.

Our own No Child Left Behind program has not been fully financed because the tax revenue is not there. But thanks to the Bush-Cheney energy policy, No Mullah Left Behind has been fully financed and is now the gift that keeps on giving: terrorism.

<link> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/opinion/07friedman.html?oref=login&th

[Inland]

1. Friedman about a year behind the curve

Finally admitting that the long shot chance of Iraq not turning into a long term disaster for the ME and America is gone as long as Bush in charge. For a year, he's been saying that the slim chance of turning Iraq into a democracy was still there but Bush had to do this or that right away.

He evaluated Iraq correctly, but gave Bush too much credit. I knew a year ago, it doesn't matter if there is still a quarter to play in the game if your quarterback is throwing interceptions on every set of downs. Use your own dumb sports analogy.