I know now that I am losing it. I misread this headline on CNN:

[rzemanfl]

"Public split on Bush's handling of the Mideast crisis"

as:

"Public spits on Bush's handling of the Mideast crisis"

[progressivebydesign]

1. Funny. How could the public actually be split on this?

You'd have to be a complete moran to agree with this mishandling, neglect, and incompetence, regarding the ME. Oh.. wait.. never mind. I remember, approximately 40% of America are morans. never mind.

[Fridays Child]

8. You know those people who show up at all the Bush rallies?

They agree with him--as long as the GOP gets their paychecks to them on time, anyway. We used to be a democracy. Is there a "cracy" for serving up smoke and mirrors, then jacking the voting machines? Just curious about what we are now. :shrug:

[Turbineguy]

9. Smokeandmirrocracy

[niyad]

11. kakistocracy

Kakistocracy
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Kakistocracy is derived from the Greek kakistos, the superlative of kakos (κακός) meaning bad. The word literally means "government by the worst elements of society." While not a true form of government, it is instead a term for any system of management controlled by the least competent, least qualified, most unreliable, or the most evil members of a society.

The term is used by critics of an established government, and not in scholarly analysis or academic research.

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[Fridays Child]

12. That's it!

[Eric J in MN]

2. That's optimism. NT

NT

[warbustdotcom]

3. is there any difference?

hmm is there really any difference?

By splitting we're spitting.

[whistle]

4. A perfectly expected case of wishful dreaming

[rzemanfl]

15. I like the "wishful dreaming." n/t

[lse7581011]

5. actually

i read it the same way the firs time through!

[EFerrari]

6. I've done that. During the crisis in Liberia and during Ashcroft's

tenure, I used to misread the CNN crawl:

"Embattled Librarians . . . .

:hi:

[annabanana]

7. Gotta love that framing..

Makes it seem 50/50...

[EFerrari]

10. That's right. Well, during Junior's tenure at least SOMEONE

got a lot of work.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I'll bet you were disappointed when you realized the correct wording.

A case of wishful thinking.

:thumbsup:

[undeterred]

14. Public has the shits over Bush's handing the world another crisis~!

[steely]

16. Nah, yer not losing it at all.

You read it right.

[uppityperson]

17. better than how I misread it.

first word was misread. I like Public Spits much better than the real one or what I read.

[lumberjack_jeff]

18. Bwahahah! me too! n/t

DMTA?

[rzemanfl]

19. Left off the "L?" n/t

[Doctor_J]

20. Handling?

You mean making jokes and going on vacation?